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<blockquote data-quote="Randomthoughts" data-source="post: 5768415" data-attributes="member: 6681248">I've purposely avoided participating in 5e threads to avoid the rampant (and unhelpful) speculation inherent in them. But the OP raises some good points which, if I were WotC, I'd consider as they are concerns from their customers.&nbsp;It would be nice, once WotC has their ducks in a row, to be more transparent with the direction of the game. In fact, I believe Mearls is doing just that (more or less). But more direction would be nice.&nbsp;Specifically, it would be nice to hear assurances from WotC of either a transition plan or plans to keep 4e running even though 5e is out. I very much doubt that they would just pull the plug - denying subscribers a chance to download their PCs for example. &nbsp;Though I can see WotC keeping the 4e version of CB, MB etc, I can also see them weaning everyone away from it in time. :Shrug:&nbsp;Ultimately, I'm not concerned about 5e. No one knows when if/when it'll roll out. Plus, I hope that 5e may be the &quot;great synethesis&quot; of all past editions (a monumental task indeed). Was it Mike or Monte who posited a system that had several levels of complexity? From that, I imagined 5e may consist of a basic tier (to appeal to say the 1e folks), a more complex tier (looking more like 4e) and then a series of optional rules (so perhaps appealing to 3e folks).&nbsp;IOW, though it may be marketed as &quot;5e&quot;, the system itself won't be too different from 4e, if that's the &quot;level of complexity&quot; you want to play with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randomthoughts, post: 5768415, member: 6681248"] I've purposely avoided participating in 5e threads to avoid the rampant (and unhelpful) speculation inherent in them. But the OP raises some good points which, if I were WotC, I'd consider as they are concerns from their customers. It would be nice, once WotC has their ducks in a row, to be more transparent with the direction of the game. In fact, I believe Mearls is doing just that (more or less). But more direction would be nice. Specifically, it would be nice to hear assurances from WotC of either a transition plan or plans to keep 4e running even though 5e is out. I very much doubt that they would just pull the plug - denying subscribers a chance to download their PCs for example. Though I can see WotC keeping the 4e version of CB, MB etc, I can also see them weaning everyone away from it in time. :Shrug: Ultimately, I'm not concerned about 5e. No one knows when if/when it'll roll out. Plus, I hope that 5e may be the "great synethesis" of all past editions (a monumental task indeed). Was it Mike or Monte who posited a system that had several levels of complexity? From that, I imagined 5e may consist of a basic tier (to appeal to say the 1e folks), a more complex tier (looking more like 4e) and then a series of optional rules (so perhaps appealing to 3e folks). IOW, though it may be marketed as "5e", the system itself won't be too different from 4e, if that's the "level of complexity" you want to play with. [/QUOTE]

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