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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 8278872" data-attributes="member: 6775477">Awesome news, but I gotta question the authenticity of " 47 years leading the TRPG genre." I'm pretty sure Pathfinder passed 4E at some point, especially during the D&D Next playtest when almost no products came out.Technically 5E was better designed for sales than most prior editions. OD&D suffered from inability to produce enough, while most later editions suffered from product glut. 1E did a good job with it, keeping up with the golden age, but Unearthed Arcana, Wilderness Survival Guide, and Dungoneers Survival Guide showed a significant loss of quality.The playtest of 5E was specifically geared to provide an edition that would appeal to the broadest possible player base. It carried very little assumed mechanics from prior editions, testing a lot of different choices. The rollout was also based on popular preferences, desiring quality over quantity. This is also why they've put out so many surveys, adapting to the results. IMO Wizards has done an amazing job for the game and brand, even if it isn't perfect for most.</blockquote>