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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 6859676" data-attributes="member: 23751">I wouldn't trust any corporation that doesn't give the numbers.  The spin corporations use is as bad as politicians.  The "most successful" could mean anything.  All they have to do is set some weird criteria and if it meets it, it's the most successful ever since none of the other editions did that.  Just as an example, the 5e PHB and DMG retail for $50 each or $100 for the pair.  The 3e DMG and PHB combined at $50, so one set of 5e books would be the same dollar wise as 2 sets of 3e books.  3e could have been wildly more successful in units sold (and so more players bought it), but still not be as successful in dollars brought in.  Which is it?  We have no idea.  It could be some third, fourth or fifth criteria they came up with.</blockquote>