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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9872263" data-attributes="member: 7035894">I should have been clearer: I am not talking about what DDB can handle mechanically, I'm talking about DDB in its primary function (from WotC's perspective) which is as a shop/library/brand authenticator. They aren't going to make changes that undermine DDB by invalidating all of the purchases that I have already made, or they'll divide their consumer base again, which is exactly the old TSR problem that the OneD&D philosophy seeks to avoid at all costs.So you're not going to get any big systems changes. You'll get constant, incremental change, maybe a bit more than normal if they want to sell new core books, but that's it. There won't be a divide like 3e/4e/5e unless the current user base collapses and they basically decide that there is more upside to starting over again.I think folks are reading WAY too much into WotC conceding to call the current version "5.5e." That's just tossing a bone to fans and helping 3PP know how to label their product. I don't think they are at all concerned about that labeling in their planning, like they have to go "bigger" because this version ultimately got called 5.5e. I think they'll just put out what works with their ongoing strategy and let it be called what it will be called, once again, while continuing to simply label their own product "Dungeons and Dragons" and letting selected 3PP use that moniker as well.Their ongoing strategy is all about brand cohesiveness. It is a rejection of the old TSR model of editions, it is built around DDB and I think you have to consider any predictions in that context.</blockquote>

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