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<blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 8361873" data-attributes="member: 10148">The problem with keeping the core rulebooks unchanged is that they no longer accurately reflect Wizards' approach to designing the D&amp;D game, in ways ranging from the minor (how to handle abilities that recharge on a long rest) to pretty major stuff (how to portray character races). And that's just the way it looks in 2021; they almost certainly won't be a good flagship product by the time 2024 rolls around.Let's also be honest, revised core books for the anniversary year with substantive updates and changes will sell, no matter how much folks complain about it. So besides aesthetics, there's also profit margins to consider.As such, I would expect at least a few of the products in 2022-2023 to include possible experiments for a revised core, much like Tasha's did (and to a lesser extent Candlekeep and Van Richten's). Strixhaven might be an example of what we'll see, since it was at one point going to have a new approach to subclasses (until UA feedback changed their minds).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JEB, post: 8361873, member: 10148"] The problem with keeping the core rulebooks unchanged is that they no longer accurately reflect Wizards' approach to designing the D&D game, in ways ranging from the minor (how to handle abilities that recharge on a long rest) to pretty major stuff (how to portray character races). And that's just the way it looks in 2021; they almost certainly won't be a good flagship product by the time 2024 rolls around. Let's also be honest, revised core books for the anniversary year with substantive updates and changes [I]will[/I] sell, no matter how much folks complain about it. So besides aesthetics, there's also profit margins to consider. As such, I would expect at least a few of the products in 2022-2023 to include possible experiments for a revised core, much like Tasha's did (and to a lesser extent Candlekeep and Van Richten's). Strixhaven might be an example of what we'll see, since it was at one point going to have a new approach to subclasses (until UA feedback changed their minds). [/QUOTE]

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