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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AGFlynn" data-source="post: 3952185" data-attributes="member: 17562">Just some brief comments on the looming fourpocalypse.I've been with this game as player, DM and designer for more than 30 years and have generally embraced change as good. But this time I wonder if WotC has not bitten off more than it can chew.Initially, I was outraged at the mere idea of another edition coming so close on the heels of 3.5. It looked like corporate pressure was being put on the brand to perform better, make Hasbro more money, etc., etc., you know, the typical knee-jerk reaction.I've softened my opinion after a long look at the changes proposed. After publicly decrying the suggestion of a 4th Edition, I'm now grudgingly admitting that it looks like there are good people who have the best interests of a venerable brand in mind and want to make it better, stronger, faster. Yes, magic needed a major overhaul. So too classes.But here's what I'm wondering - is the change just too massive for the current design team to handle? Is the timetable too tight?From WotC comments I've read, nothing is yet set in stone, playtesting is in full swing and yet there's a Q2 2008 dealine coming like a steam train. Everything is getting an overhaul. Much of the rumoured and confirmed change looks promising. But there are a mountain of mechanical rules to be considered, topped off with another mountain of flavour changes.That tight timeline means many, many last-minute decisions will be made. So will mistakes *cough* warlord *cough.* Why not take longer, guys? I'm pretty sure we can wait. Why not move the publishing date to 2009? You know, take your time and get it right? Ditch all of the flavour changes, or most anyway, and concentrate on the core rules.Am I nuts? Can we not wait just a little longer so there's less - or at least less cumbersome - errata down the line? Anyone else worried about this?</blockquote>

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