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<blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6555048" data-attributes="member: 37579">I honestly don't know and have no idea. I wouldn't want to even guess. I do believe that a Universe C with monthly or even bi-monthly books would see a 6e sooner than A or B. But that wasn't your question.Universe A would be one where secondary profit would come from elsewhere: novels, licenced products, other games. So the edition could arguably last longer as the money comes from elsewhere. And the alternative products would bring attention to the brand and RPG (and possibly be more successful as WotC would have to spread D&amp;D out beyond the ghetto of game stores). But accessories do keep people interested in the RPG, which might have a cumultive effect of bringing people into the RPG and sending them to the other product lines generating even more money. That might work out in the favour of Universe B. That's not considering the people of Universe A doing something sneaky like releasing a Boot Hill, Gamma World, or Alternity as a compatible yet stand alone product that subtly adds new races/monsters/feats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jester David, post: 6555048, member: 37579"] I honestly don't know and have no idea. I wouldn't want to even guess. I do believe that a Universe C with monthly or even bi-monthly books would see a 6e sooner than A or B. But that wasn't your question. Universe A would be one where secondary profit would come from elsewhere: novels, licenced products, other games. So the edition could arguably last longer as the money comes from elsewhere. And the alternative products would bring attention to the brand and RPG (and possibly be more successful as WotC would have to spread D&D out beyond the ghetto of game stores). But accessories do keep people interested in the RPG, which might have a cumultive effect of bringing people into the RPG and sending them to the other product lines generating even more money. That might work out in the favour of Universe B. That's not considering the people of Universe A doing something sneaky like releasing a Boot Hill, Gamma World, or Alternity as a compatible yet stand alone product that subtly adds new races/monsters/feats. [/QUOTE]

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