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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 6229260" data-attributes="member: 22424">It depends on the specific details of how the metrics are defined, and how failure-averse the company is. However, when times get bad, corporations are not known for looking at historical success. They're prone to asking, "What have you done for me lately?"So, yeah, if the line does 20X in year one followed by four years below X, then if Hasbro hits a sales blip they might well look at those four years of "failed to meet target" and cancel the line without a second thought - and they might do that even if the next edition is due to hit next year and do another 20X sales.No, not "a bunch of dudes and gals on messageboards". Hasbro beancounters with targets to meet and bonuses to win. In the hands of any other RPG company, including Paizo, 4e would have been considered a runaway success. The indications are pretty strong that in the hands of Hasbro it is considered a failure.Look, I'm not saying that supporting multiple editions would definitely split the player base in this regard. But it is a risk, and it has caused problems in the past. (See 2nd Eds multiple settings and the demise of TSR. And yes, I know that wasn't the full story.)Would I like to see all the editions getting supported? Yes, I would. But if the price of doing that is that there's a significant risk of D&D (the RPG) disappearing entirely, then I think I'd rather they focus all their efforts on one edition - even if that one is my least favourite edition.</blockquote>

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