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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8214455" data-attributes="member: 6801845">My version?With 4E not selling well (IMHO it was pushed out before it was ready), they tried to fix it with the Essentials books in 2010 but it was too little too late.In 2012 they announced a new version and launched one of the biggest playtests for a TTRPG which lasted for a little over a year.&nbsp; The initial playtest was a fairly small subset of people but it was soon opened to the public.&nbsp; They gathered feedback from he playtest and adjusted the rules accordingly.In the summer of 2014, they release the basic rules PDF followed shortly thereafter by the starter kit.&nbsp; The MM was released in September and the DMG in December of 2014.From the beginning it sold quite well and quickly regained it's top sales spot from Pathfinder, which had become the best selling TTRPG for a short period of time.&nbsp; They continue to do playtests and surveys of new rules with their UA series.Release of new rule books has been a relative trickle, but most continue to sell quite well on Amazon.&nbsp; Each year since it's release has had double digit growth.&nbsp; Streaming shows like Critical Role have certainly helped with the growth, but most people I play with think it's simply a better version (I used to organize a couple of game days in a major metro area).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8214455, member: 6801845"] My version? With 4E not selling well (IMHO it was pushed out before it was ready), they tried to fix it with the Essentials books in 2010 but it was too little too late. In 2012 they announced a new version and launched one of the biggest playtests for a TTRPG which lasted for a little over a year. The initial playtest was a fairly small subset of people but it was soon opened to the public. They gathered feedback from he playtest and adjusted the rules accordingly. In the summer of 2014, they release the basic rules PDF followed shortly thereafter by the starter kit. The MM was released in September and the DMG in December of 2014. From the beginning it sold quite well and quickly regained it's top sales spot from Pathfinder, which had become the best selling TTRPG for a short period of time. They continue to do playtests and surveys of new rules with their UA series. Release of new rule books has been a relative trickle, but most continue to sell quite well on Amazon. Each year since it's release has had double digit growth. Streaming shows like Critical Role have certainly helped with the growth, but most people I play with think it's simply a better version (I used to organize a couple of game days in a major metro area). [/QUOTE]

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