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<blockquote data-quote="Khairn" data-source="post: 3721919" data-attributes="member: 20153">Pure opinion here.I really believe that there are a lot more definitions that have been changed than we are aware of and that WotC is comfortable with sharing at this moment.A case in point is the term &quot;core&quot;.&nbsp; Up until 4E, core books referred to the 3 basic books that encompassed all the relevant rules of the game.&nbsp; Does everyone remember the 3E claim, that all you'll need to play the game is 3 books?&nbsp;&nbsp; So everyone bought the &quot;core&quot; books and then picked out the optional books that fit their gaming needs.Well that seems to be a thing of the past.&nbsp; For now we have &quot;core&quot; books that will be released each year.&nbsp; By not being promoted as &quot;optional&quot; and instead being &quot;core&quot; they take on the mantle of a necessity, rather than the optional source and setting books of the past.&nbsp; Stormwrack was an optional book in 3.5, but by splitting the same material across 3 new &quot;core&quot; books they become a necessity in 4E.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because they're core.WotC is trying to bring about an entire paradign shift with 4E.&nbsp; It will be very interesting to take a look back in a couple of years and see what new definitions we accepted and what we rejected.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Khairn, post: 3721919, member: 20153"] Pure opinion here. I really believe that there are a lot more definitions that have been changed than we are aware of and that WotC is comfortable with sharing at this moment. A case in point is the term "core". Up until 4E, core books referred to the 3 basic books that encompassed all the relevant rules of the game. Does everyone remember the 3E claim, that all you'll need to play the game is 3 books? So everyone bought the "core" books and then picked out the optional books that fit their gaming needs. Well that seems to be a thing of the past. For now we have "core" books that will be released each year. By not being promoted as "optional" and instead being "core" they take on the mantle of a necessity, rather than the optional source and setting books of the past. Stormwrack was an optional book in 3.5, but by splitting the same material across 3 new "core" books they become a necessity in 4E. Why? Because they're core. WotC is trying to bring about an entire paradign shift with 4E. It will be very interesting to take a look back in a couple of years and see what new definitions we accepted and what we rejected. [/QUOTE]

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