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<blockquote data-quote="Harlock" data-source="post: 5974547" data-attributes="member: 4545">Has anyone pointed out that the OP's premise is flawed? If D&amp;D Next is looking at unifying players from all editions, why couldn't there be a module that added the 4e overlay to the simpler core rules? Or 3.5, 3, 2, 1, BECMI, B/X, OD&amp;D? In this fashion, D&amp;D Next could very well do what the OP's petition claims to want: supporting all 8 editions of the game (not four, OP). Also flawed is the assumption that &quot;numerous OGL/3.5 fans and Pathfinder converts who have refused to transition to 4E is a sore spot with Wizards of the Coast, representing a substantial loss of revenue and support for the current edition of D&amp;D.&quot; Despite your claims at being inclusive, you sure are excluding a great many fans of other editions of the game who didn't support 4e. D&amp;D is more than 3rd and 4th editions. The OSR and retro-clone movements show that there is still substantial revenue to be gained from appealing to those audiences. That is to say nothing of the thousands of players who buy up out of print TSR titles and simply continue playing their favored edition.If WotC does D&amp;D Next correctly, they can appeal to about as broad an audience as you imagine! The real question becomes this: can they win back the audience they lost or alienated? That will take marketing and a caring and concerted effort. Speaking for myself, it would take a lot to lure me from Castles and Crusades and put my faith in WotC again. It would also take a commitment to keep D&amp;D Next around more than 5-6 years, which at this point, I don't think we'll see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Harlock, post: 5974547, member: 4545"] Has anyone pointed out that the OP's premise is flawed? If D&D Next is looking at unifying players from all editions, why couldn't there be a module that added the 4e overlay to the simpler core rules? Or 3.5, 3, 2, 1, BECMI, B/X, OD&D? In this fashion, D&D Next could very well do what the OP's petition claims to want: supporting all 8 editions of the game (not four, OP). Also flawed is the assumption that "numerous OGL/3.5 fans and Pathfinder converts who have refused to transition to 4E is a sore spot with Wizards of the Coast, representing a substantial loss of revenue and support for the current edition of D&D." Despite your claims at being inclusive, you sure are excluding a great many fans of other editions of the game who didn't support 4e. D&D is more than 3rd and 4th editions. The OSR and retro-clone movements show that there is still substantial revenue to be gained from appealing to those audiences. That is to say nothing of the thousands of players who buy up out of print TSR titles and simply continue playing their favored edition. If WotC does D&D Next correctly, they [i]can[/i] appeal to about as broad an audience as you imagine! The real question becomes this: can they win back the audience they lost or alienated? That will take marketing and a caring and concerted effort. Speaking for myself, it would take a lot to lure me from Castles and Crusades and put my faith in WotC again. It would also take a commitment to keep D&D Next around more than 5-6 years, which at this point, I don't think we'll see. [/QUOTE]

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