mach1.9pants
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And 2E and Rules Cyclopaedia too WotC! Muchos money there, esp in the RC IMO.
Undoubtedly they are trying to win over customers; that's sort of their business objective. There's nothing 'sad' about that.This is kind of sad. It seems almost like they are telling us Fourth Edition was a mistake. It also looks like they are trying to win back some of the fanbase that gravitated towards Pathfinder. I seriously doubt it will work.
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Any chance of a reprint of the "Rules Cyclopedia"?
Why?
I rather see it as:
Hey, we made a mistake in not supporting earlier editions. Rest calm, we won´t stop selling 4e when 5e is released. Dear customer, it is your choice which version of the game you want to play.
This is what I'd like to see. Especially since they're so intent on giving 5e a lighter release schedule then 4e. There should be plenty of months were a 5e product won't be scheduled for released, but a favorite 1e or 3e book getting republished that month can fill that gap nicely.
I'm not sure I agree with that. I think WotC was correct to focus only on the 3e releases in the early 2000s -- I don't think reprinting earlier material at that point would have been wise.Supporting D&D as a whole (regardless of edition) is something that should have been done back in the early 2000s.