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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8214532" data-attributes="member: 2629">
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">3.5 was coming to an end, and they announced a bit of the approach to 4E.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Pathfinder people thought it was a mistake, and thought they could get a foothold by making a new evolution of 3.5 rather than going back to the drawing board as 4E attempted to do.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The old D&amp;D player base split between 4E and Pathfinder, with a portion playing both.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">4E did ok, but it was clear from feedback that a &quot;return to basic&quot; would be welcomed over continuing down the same path.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">5E was released and had popular support, pulling back some gamers that had switched to Pathfinder and reducing that marketshare while simultaneously, due to things like CR, seeing an expansion into new player groups.&nbsp; </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">5E didn't flood the market with products, so there was an eagerness for each new release, which has assisted with keeping interest high.&nbsp; 
 
4E ran for 6 years.&nbsp; 3 and 3.5 ran for 8 years collectively.&nbsp; 5E has run for about 7 years and looks to have several more years of growth before they release a new edition.&nbsp; I believe that they have a task force starting on 6E, already, but that taskforce is not the group that will oversee 6E.&nbsp; They usually go through a massive personnel change for a new edition, and I expect that when we see that change is when the push to 6E is actually going to start.</li>
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[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8214532, member: 2629"] [LIST] [*]3.5 was coming to an end, and they announced a bit of the approach to 4E. [*]The Pathfinder people thought it was a mistake, and thought they could get a foothold by making a new evolution of 3.5 rather than going back to the drawing board as 4E attempted to do. [*]The old D&D player base split between 4E and Pathfinder, with a portion playing both. [*]4E did ok, but it was clear from feedback that a "return to basic" would be welcomed over continuing down the same path. [*]5E was released and had popular support, pulling back some gamers that had switched to Pathfinder and reducing that marketshare while simultaneously, due to things like CR, seeing an expansion into new player groups. [*]5E didn't flood the market with products, so there was an eagerness for each new release, which has assisted with keeping interest high. 4E ran for 6 years. 3 and 3.5 ran for 8 years collectively. 5E has run for about 7 years and looks to have several more years of growth before they release a new edition. I believe that they have a task force starting on 6E, already, but that taskforce is not the group that will oversee 6E. They usually go through a massive personnel change for a new edition, and I expect that when we see that change is when the push to 6E is actually going to start. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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