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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 5835922" data-attributes="member: 10784">As it has been with every edition since 2E came around 20+ years ago, there will be people who embrace the new edition and other who hate it and say that WotC is dead to them.  It's just the nature of the beast.However, I think because of the open playtesting and modular design, 5E will be better received than 4E was (not knocking 4E - I DM 4E and think it's good for me as a DM) because it will hopefully appeal to a wider set of gamers.  Whether or not people convert from 3e/3.5, PF or older editions remains to be seen.I do think some things will be adopted by other RPGs, but I think the nature of D&D being the 500 pound gorilla in the room of gaming lends itself to that no matter what.  And, some things rejected by 5E may be picked up by other gaming systems as well.So, in short, the answer is maybe.</blockquote>