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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 5971658" data-attributes="member: 996">Sure, it's obvious that Paizo, a small business by any reasonable definition, and WotC, a unit of a huge corporation, necessarily have different business models.&nbsp; For Paizo, exploiting the opportunity presented by ongoing demand for 3.5 support is different than it would be for WotC, but both could still try to do it.&nbsp; And, if WotC is so intent on 're-uniting' their fan base, they clearly /want/ to do it.And the reason they're doing it is to re-capture the lost revenue that fans of past eds of D&amp;D represent.&nbsp; They may also get plenty of longtime fans who'll buy anything with the logo, and those curious to see whether it's any good, at first, but they are very clearly going back and resurrecting bits of old editions in an appeal to nostalgia - and revenue a successful appeal to nostalgia might bring.&nbsp; They're a for-profit enterprise, and one that is held to quarterly numbers by a corporate parent.&nbsp; Everything they do is about revenue.Which is why they shouldn't stop at re-prints, but put out new material for old eds, as well.The re-prints are clearly a money-grab, even if they're going to give some of it to charity.&nbsp; 5e's appeal to nostalgia is clearly about more than selling one set of books, but getting old fans back on board to buy new stuff going forward.&nbsp; Making new stuff they actually want would also accomplish that.Meh.&nbsp; I see a lot of fans who are rabid about their favorite edition.&nbsp; I see some who are OK with the game changing and moving forward.&nbsp; The only context in which I see people bringing up compromises like that is when they're arguing against someone who's equally rabid, in an attempt to look a little less rabid, while still knocking a dis-favored ed.&nbsp; But, then, I've got edition-war PTSD...&nbsp; ;(</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 5971658, member: 996"] Sure, it's obvious that Paizo, a small business by any reasonable definition, and WotC, a unit of a huge corporation, necessarily have different business models. For Paizo, exploiting the opportunity presented by ongoing demand for 3.5 support is different than it would be for WotC, but both could still try to do it. And, if WotC is so intent on 're-uniting' their fan base, they clearly /want/ to do it. And the reason they're doing it is to re-capture the lost revenue that fans of past eds of D&D represent. They may also get plenty of longtime fans who'll buy anything with the logo, and those curious to see whether it's any good, at first, but they are very clearly going back and resurrecting bits of old editions in an appeal to nostalgia - and revenue a successful appeal to nostalgia might bring. They're a for-profit enterprise, and one that is held to quarterly numbers by a corporate parent. Everything they do is about revenue. Which is why they shouldn't stop at re-prints, but put out new material for old eds, as well. The re-prints are clearly a money-grab, even if they're going to give some of it to charity. 5e's appeal to nostalgia is clearly about more than selling one set of books, but getting old fans back on board to buy new stuff going forward. Making new stuff they actually want would also accomplish that. Meh. I see a lot of fans who are rabid about their favorite edition. I see some who are OK with the game changing and moving forward. The only context in which I see people bringing up compromises like that is when they're arguing against someone who's equally rabid, in an attempt to look a little less rabid, while still knocking a dis-favored ed. But, then, I've got edition-war PTSD... ;( [/QUOTE]

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