I have come to accept that what WotC is doing makes perfect sense from a business perspective. They are chasing the WoW crowd of subscription dollars, and quite probably the sam age demographic as well, because that has proven to be a lucrative market. Whether they call it DDO 2 or 5E, I seriously expect another online version down the pipe somewhere. In these regards I cannot fault them, nor do I begrudge them making a profit, nor do I want them to go out of business.
From a personal preference standpoint, what they are doing SUCKS! Take a game, any game, and then gut all the "sacred cows" or just age old concepts of the game and then still call it the same game? While games that are almost identical to the original are "cheap knockoffs"? I am sure that makes sense... in Bizzaro world!
So "the game" will go on, and may prosper to new undreamed of heights, good for WotC, good for "the game". For me though it will (probably) die. I am still holding out a sliver of hope that it will still be recognizable as an actual D&D product, but not holding my breath.
