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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 7458957" data-attributes="member: 59082">Well they're coming out with special edition covers, which implies that we won't see a new edition anytime soon. And why would they? The game is booming and from what I gather, a lot more casual fans than in the previous two editions, which were both very crunchy and maybe a bit off-putting for the casual crowd. I think at most we see a cleaned up and mildly revised version, something like a 5.1 and 5.2 And even then, we probably won't see it until the 50th anniversary in 2024.There are numerous ways to appeal to the hardcore fans that don't require a new edition: like settings, epic rules, rules variants, etc. Especially if they're happy with their 3-4 books a year schedule.I think also 5th edition is based upon having relatively low overhead, with a small group of designers. They are done with the (failed) approach of the past: churn out as much product as possible in the hopes of making a slim profit, until the law of diminishing returns kicks in and then reboot with a new edition. I do think they are going for a &quot;quasi-evergreen&quot; edition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 7458957, member: 59082"] Well they're coming out with special edition covers, which implies that we won't see a new edition anytime soon. And why would they? The game is booming and from what I gather, a lot more casual fans than in the previous two editions, which were both very crunchy and maybe a bit off-putting for the casual crowd. I think at most we see a cleaned up and mildly revised version, something like a 5.1 and 5.2 And even then, we probably won't see it until the 50th anniversary in 2024. There are numerous ways to appeal to the hardcore fans that don't require a new edition: like settings, epic rules, rules variants, etc. Especially if they're happy with their 3-4 books a year schedule. I think also 5th edition is based upon having relatively low overhead, with a small group of designers. They are done with the (failed) approach of the past: churn out as much product as possible in the hopes of making a slim profit, until the law of diminishing returns kicks in and then reboot with a new edition. I do think they are going for a "quasi-evergreen" edition. [/QUOTE]

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