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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grandpa" data-source="post: 5751448" data-attributes="member: 560">Another thanks for another thoughtful reply.I liked his points, though a few seemed to hinge on a misunderstanding that this would be a beta test of a new edition.I did mention the FLGS as a potential middle man for physical copies of the "exclusive" material which might grant greater appeal to the FLGS -- and nothing prevents the continued support of the active "public" edition -- but perhaps neither could address your concerns effectively.Perhaps so. A new edition that stokes new subscriptions and stronger core books for the public may be miniscule compared to revenue lost. At first I thought the only cost was non-internet fans feeling excluded from a release given time to mature before public consumption (if they don't buy a copy from their FLGS <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />) but there are also costs associated with an initial product cycle extension (increased time before the next public release), loss of focus on previous edition, split-focus marketing (how would Encounters work?), and loss of the mid-edition surge that comes from a 3.5 and Essentials launch. Maybe subscriptions aren't valuable enough that an influx could make up that revenue, and I apologize for my naivete.I agree but tend to think of it as an unavoidable problem that needs to be address with a more-convenient service, which is hard to do with physical books and admittedly more so with a PDF behind a paywall. I suppose the only possible enhancement of value is with content integration with play tools, which seem lackluster to me. Why WotC doesn't tap into the resources of some of the fans building awesome programs out there is beyond me. And though it seems difficult for me to believe that PDF size is even a slight deterrent to piracy it's even harder for me to believe that WoTC would seriously consider the idea I've been sharing, even if they had a reason to love it.Thanks again for taking the time to offer up feedback. I'm still enjoying the thought exercise.</blockquote>

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