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<blockquote data-quote="76512390ag12" data-source="post: 7459140" data-attributes="member: 26664">The skill will be to have a refresh that is attractive enough to old players to buy but didn't break compatibility.Unless you need/want a new design philosophy then this isn't too hard.A Golden Anniversary version, with a remix of classes/races/backgrounds, would make a PHB that would be fun and different enough but not break the compatibility (much.. a little reinterpretation or explication is good).Maybe the same with MM, but I suggest not so much.A new DMG could be 50-75% different, it's such an advisory book one could add value and variety.Refresh the artwork and that's nice.Oh and don't call them PHB2 or DMG2! That seems to have really caused problems with 4e.I know the theory was that new edition drives sales but it also loses customers.Plus.. there are many legal ways to buy all the older editions now, so is there really value in fragmenting the base again?OS on computers are going the same way, evergreen OSX, I think Win10 might run and run.If you *really* can't stand a single or multiple rules.. house ruling is the core RPG tradition.. be traditional and use it!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="76512390ag12, post: 7459140, member: 26664"] The skill will be to have a refresh that is attractive enough to old players to buy but didn't break compatibility. Unless you need/want a new design philosophy then this isn't too hard. A Golden Anniversary version, with a remix of classes/races/backgrounds, would make a PHB that would be fun and different enough but not break the compatibility (much.. a little reinterpretation or explication is good). Maybe the same with MM, but I suggest not so much. A new DMG could be 50-75% different, it's such an advisory book one could add value and variety. Refresh the artwork and that's nice. Oh and don't call them PHB2 or DMG2! That seems to have really caused problems with 4e. I know the theory was that new edition drives sales but it also loses customers. Plus.. there are many legal ways to buy all the older editions now, so is there really value in fragmenting the base again? OS on computers are going the same way, evergreen OSX, I think Win10 might run and run. If you *really* can't stand a single or multiple rules.. house ruling is the core RPG tradition.. be traditional and use it! [/QUOTE]

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