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<blockquote data-quote="Scylla" data-source="post: 5983503" data-attributes="member: 32833">Two weeks ago I proposed something similar to the OP in my own blog:&quot;At this point, for better or worse, the D&amp;D market is dreadfully splintered. Getting everyone under one tent is impossible, methinks. It's my own personal belief that WotC should, despite the splintering of R&amp;D staff resources and ad budgets, try to support two editions. And by that I mean actively support them via regular new adventures and supplements (though I loudly applaud their reprinting the 1e books this month). They should make a true 4.5e, to keep the hardcore 4e fans happy, because ultimately that's all a good portion of those folks will accept. And they should make a real old-school D&amp;D, a 2e with some important (but not flavor changing) innovations culled from the newer editions.&quot;I don't feel WotC should stop their development refining the system, but clearly a lot of folks were happy with 3e and didn't move on to 4e, and now it's also clear to me that a lot of 4e fans don't want a 5e (but rather a 4.5). (I base the former on Pathfinder's success and the latter on numerous posts at the WotC boards.)I think supporting every edition including white box and red box, etc., is impossible, but thinking harder on it, I three-branched approach might work: 1. doing a revised/cleaned up 2e (think of it as 2.5e if you like)2. doing an improved 4e (call it 4.5e)and 3. a brand new edition (which would probably look very different from the recent playtest, as it would now no longer have to be a &quot;unity edition&quot;)(I'm not trying to exclude the 3e crowd, but Pathfinder has already filled the &quot;revised 3.5e&quot; model rather nicely).And at the same time, they should make available PDF versions of past products for all editions (and perhaps reprint extremely popular books or supplements). A tall order? Perhaps. But Baskin Robbins wisely doesn't try to sell everyone on just one flavor at a time (bad analogy, true, but I've worked in publishing for years and believe me that a company can support multiple creative brands with a frighteningly small staff). It is doable. And at the end of the day, all that $$ coming in from 1, 2, and 3 can all be placed collectively in the &quot;D&amp;D&quot; box and shown to Hasbro.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scylla, post: 5983503, member: 32833"] Two weeks ago I proposed something similar to the OP in my own blog: [I]"At this point, for better or worse, the D&D market is dreadfully splintered. Getting everyone under one tent is impossible, methinks. It's my own personal belief that WotC should, despite the splintering of R&D staff resources and ad budgets, try to support two editions. And by that I mean actively support them via regular new adventures and supplements (though I loudly applaud their reprinting the 1e books this month). They should make a true 4.5e, to keep the hardcore 4e fans happy, because ultimately that's all a good portion of those folks will accept. And they should make a real old-school D&D, a 2e with some important (but not flavor changing) innovations culled from the newer editions."[/I] I don't feel WotC should stop their development refining the system, but clearly a lot of folks were happy with 3e and didn't move on to 4e, and now it's also clear to me that a lot of 4e fans don't want a 5e (but rather a 4.5). (I base the former on Pathfinder's success and the latter on numerous posts at the WotC boards.) I think supporting every edition including white box and red box, etc., is impossible, but thinking harder on it, I three-branched approach might work: 1. doing a revised/cleaned up 2e (think of it as 2.5e if you like) 2. doing an improved 4e (call it 4.5e) and 3. a brand new edition (which would probably look very different from the recent playtest, as it would now no longer have to be a "unity edition") (I'm not trying to exclude the 3e crowd, but Pathfinder has already filled the "revised 3.5e" model rather nicely). And at the same time, they should make available PDF versions of past products for all editions (and perhaps reprint extremely popular books or supplements). A tall order? Perhaps. But Baskin Robbins wisely doesn't try to sell everyone on just one flavor at a time (bad analogy, true, but I've worked in publishing for years and believe me that a company can support multiple creative brands with a frighteningly small staff). It [I]is[/I] doable. And at the end of the day, all that $$ coming in from 1, 2, and 3 can all be placed collectively in the "D&D" box and shown to Hasbro. [/QUOTE]

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