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<blockquote data-quote="TerraDave" data-source="post: 7187276" data-attributes="member: 22260"><p>I have always heard that 3E>2E. Though of course 2E was in print for much longer, but it was not considered a great success. And D&D's mainstream visibility, or even prominence among RPGs, faded significantly. And then they went bankrupt. </p><p></p><p>More generally, I don't know if we can compare the handful of people that made RPGs at WotC now to the hundreds that made them at TSR back in the day. From mid 1E on the model was just to maintain revenues by releasing more and more and more. By mid 2E that meant that every major campaign setting had a monthly release, plus there was other stuff on top of that. Lots of other stuff. In the end I expect that core books where only small part of it. Who started playing D&D in 1997? And then they went bankrupt. </p><p></p><p>So if revenue is your overall metric, its harder to say. The 3.5 era, which included huge sales of pre-painted minis and wave of hardback splats, may have done great. But they still did 4E.</p><p></p><p>But if are looking at broader market penetration and sustainability of the model, there are many many indicators right now that D&D is in the best place its been since the early 80s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerraDave, post: 7187276, member: 22260"] I have always heard that 3E>2E. Though of course 2E was in print for much longer, but it was not considered a great success. And D&D's mainstream visibility, or even prominence among RPGs, faded significantly. And then they went bankrupt. More generally, I don't know if we can compare the handful of people that made RPGs at WotC now to the hundreds that made them at TSR back in the day. From mid 1E on the model was just to maintain revenues by releasing more and more and more. By mid 2E that meant that every major campaign setting had a monthly release, plus there was other stuff on top of that. Lots of other stuff. In the end I expect that core books where only small part of it. Who started playing D&D in 1997? And then they went bankrupt. So if revenue is your overall metric, its harder to say. The 3.5 era, which included huge sales of pre-painted minis and wave of hardback splats, may have done great. But they still did 4E. But if are looking at broader market penetration and sustainability of the model, there are many many indicators right now that D&D is in the best place its been since the early 80s. [/QUOTE]
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