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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tenkar" data-source="post: 3927139" data-attributes="member: 15047">Kinda like Microsoft ending support for Win 98 and in short time XP as it has moved on to Vista?Our "Hobby" is a "Business" and if it isnt a viable one it will wither (tho' it might not die thanks to the OGL).No one is forcing anyone to move on to 4e... but Wizards is moving on to 4e and it will be what they are supporting.  To try and support 3.5e and 4e at the same time would be commercial suicide for them.  Since core books are the bread and butter of Wizards, and since the hobby we all enjoy is apparently not expanding, the most successful way to sell more core books is to "reboot" and put out a new edition.  It is the way to keep the bean counters at Hasbro at bay, and it might put a better system in our hands... or it might not.Just like I am in no rush to upgrade to Vista when XP is working just fine for me, I have no driving need to rush out and buy 4e when it is released.  No need, but I have the curiosity of a gamer, so there is a good chance I'll get the core books when they are released. Maybe it is a good business decision for Wizards... but those core books better be heads and shoulders over my 3.5 core books, or else my curiosity will be sated, and the rest of the line will not see any more of my money.  I have a 3.0/3.5 library to last me several lifetimes.</blockquote>