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<blockquote data-quote="Marnak" data-source="post: 3312638" data-attributes="member: 24886">&quot;Revised Third Edition&quot;I think Nellisir is right.&nbsp; 3.5 was a terrible name because it put WoTC in its present predicament.&nbsp; Namely, revise along lines most people seem to want (i.e. slight revision what I have called 3.75E) and be stuck with either giving it the aesthetically unpleasing name of 3.75E or calling it 4E.&nbsp; If they call it 4E, however, they are really mislabeling the product as it wouldn't be anything like as drastic a change as any of the other edition changes.&nbsp; Thus, 4E would end up looking like it was released EVEN MORE for the sake of making money than it actually is (and we all know that any 3.75E or 4E IS going to be driven in part by the need to make money for HASBRO).&nbsp; So, I think WoTC has a difficult decision on their hands, and I think they will try to split the difference, releasing something just enough different to justify the title 4E without being so different as to alienate all those people who like 3.5E and want the books they have bought to remain compatible with the new edition.&nbsp; I am not sure if or how they will pull this off, but I am interested to see what they do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marnak, post: 3312638, member: 24886"] [b]"Revised Third Edition"[/b] I think Nellisir is right. 3.5 was a terrible name because it put WoTC in its present predicament. Namely, revise along lines most people seem to want (i.e. slight revision what I have called 3.75E) and be stuck with either giving it the aesthetically unpleasing name of 3.75E or calling it 4E. If they call it 4E, however, they are really mislabeling the product as it wouldn't be anything like as drastic a change as any of the other edition changes. Thus, 4E would end up looking like it was released EVEN MORE for the sake of making money than it actually is (and we all know that any 3.75E or 4E IS going to be driven in part by the need to make money for HASBRO). So, I think WoTC has a difficult decision on their hands, and I think they will try to split the difference, releasing something just enough different to justify the title 4E without being so different as to alienate all those people who like 3.5E and want the books they have bought to remain compatible with the new edition. I am not sure if or how they will pull this off, but I am interested to see what they do. [/QUOTE]

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