D&D General 6e guesses

[tombowings]

I think it generally means "they aren't making the game exactly the way I like it."

Or it could mean, the things he liked about a previous edition of the game have become something he now dislikes.

Which is why everyone should run their own homebrew instead of relying on WOTC posy to please them.

 

[SkidAce]

Or it could mean, the things he liked about a previous edition of the game have become something he now dislikes.

Which is why everyone should run their own homebrew instead of relying on WOTC posy to please them.

I teach all D&D newcomers to homebrew campaign settings, and modify rules (after they learn the basics of course).

Most of them continue to do so, some do not. But all still play the game.

 

[bsss]

D&D will never have an edition that is right for everyone, after all. Better for individual tables that people should make the homebrew and/or find the different edition/game that works for them if they are looking for something different, rather than hoping on a dream that WotC (or any company) will nail it next time.

 

[Zardnaar]

I don’t think there will ever be what I would call a 6e. The 3.5e to 4e lesson they learned is that major changes to d&d fragments the playerbase too much.

Well eventually most people will get sick of 5E and wsnt something new.

Very rapid edition cycles rushed out the door with severe changes isn't good.

 

[Shogunbirds]

I think that 6e would be an iteration of 5.5, which is to say an iteration of an iteration. It would look different enough from 5e that it likely wouldn't be super backwards compatible but I think a few core pillars would remain. In my mind, there are two potential futures:
Future A, it's feats on feats and prestige classes; basically the 3.5 of 5.X and will see some success where they try to tone it down in another "rules revision" where they'll find themselves being better off returning to 5e.

Future B is the timeline where it's a generic system that's a cross between GURPS 4e and WFRP 4e and will be marketed as "we provide the rules and theme, you create the flavor". Personally, I think that would be a bad approach for them. Partly because at that point it'll be Mythcraft but made by WOTC and partly because they'll kill alot of specific stuff they could make. It would be a significant departure I think from their current design philosophy. I also think that that sort of design approach would leave a lot of homebrewers feeling a little.... directionless, which will kill a lot of chatter and 3pp innovation around the game.

Do I think that a 6e is innevitible? probably, not because I think they need to change the system but I think at a certain point they'll have it done for hype and shareholders in the company or something. When 6e does arrive, I probably won't be playing it and will sound like my dad talking about the good ol days of 3.5 but instead I'm talking about 5e. I'll have other systems I'll be playing- and at that point I'll be making 5e content calling out to the people like me who do the same thing.