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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 4007772" data-attributes="member: 467">Far more important than that is how fast they are moving and for what prices.  the fact is there were a *lot* of AD&D books printed -- after all, it was the game during the "fad" phase of D&D.  The fact that they continue to get bought and sold indicates that there is an interest.  The fact that if you go to any convention there are at least a handful, if not many more, AD&D 1E games on the schedule is also indicative of its continued life and popularity.With 4E in particular, I think there's a reasonable justification to "split the market" because it is already split.  We just had a new poll and once again, even after months of WotC doing their best to convince us of how awesome it will be, approximately 25% answered that they were negative about 4E.  This new edition, in both flavor and mechanics, is sufficiently different that the samne people that have played D&D for 30 years are not the same people that will be continuing to purchase D&D products -- but it is a pretty far leap to assume they aren't interested in purchasing.Now, is that 25% number worth WotC's effort to publish "D&D Classic" and "New D&D" simultaneously?  No one knows, not even WotC, because "New D&D" hasn't been tested in the market yet.  But WotC is a business first and I can garauntee you that if a sizable market appears for pre-4E D&D, they'll change their tune, either by presenting a re-D&Dified 4E or by starting back up support for 3E again.My personal preference would be for WotC to to declare earlier versions Public Domain (minus the IP monsters and such, of course) and clear up any questions of legality, etc.. inherent in the likes of OSRIC so that small companies will feel comfortable in publishing support materials for earlier editions.  I mean, the people who play 1E or 2E aren't going to be buying 4E books anyway -- at least not past the initial "I have to see to know for sure" stage -- so it doesn't actually steal any money from WotC's pocket to allow those earlier editions to flourish in the tiny, niche market of "not the current edition of D&D" that every other rpg on the planet sits in.</blockquote>

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