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Can WotC Cater to Past Editions Without Compromising 4e Design?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pour" data-source="post: 5665678" data-attributes="member: 59411"><p>Good to have you in the conversation. I kind of got sidetracked with implementation imaginings, but I think you're right, we do have multiple interpretations of the title question going on, and as it turns out all of them are valid questions hehe.</p><p></p><p>1. I agree. They should be moving forward, not back, and I'll happily elaborate on that if I must, as I've discussed that in previous threads. Some people peg me as a blind progressive, but it's really not the case hehe. By and large every edition is seeing active support and development, so I'd continue with 4e's evolution.</p><p></p><p>2. Agreed. This was more what I had in mind, and my conclusions are similar, I don't think they can, nor do I think they should.</p><p></p><p>3. I think a lot of people would be interested in older material, and I know they will be experimenting with that, but it's likely going to be DDI only, potentially as PDFs but I'm thinking more likely log-in viewable and unprintable, justifying a subscription, which I'm thinking turns that good will to seething venom. Their supplying older material in this way really provides more for 4e players for reasons mentioned above, but it could be considered a draw if the 'libraries' offered were robust enough. </p><p></p><p>As for an olive branch before 5e, yikes I hope that isn't the case. Honestly, I'd be happy with them fortifying the digital offerings of 4e, expanding the edition, and simultaneously providing DDI features for the past (just so long as it didn't encroach on the current edition's progress) for the next 5+ years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pour, post: 5665678, member: 59411"] Good to have you in the conversation. I kind of got sidetracked with implementation imaginings, but I think you're right, we do have multiple interpretations of the title question going on, and as it turns out all of them are valid questions hehe. 1. I agree. They should be moving forward, not back, and I'll happily elaborate on that if I must, as I've discussed that in previous threads. Some people peg me as a blind progressive, but it's really not the case hehe. By and large every edition is seeing active support and development, so I'd continue with 4e's evolution. 2. Agreed. This was more what I had in mind, and my conclusions are similar, I don't think they can, nor do I think they should. 3. I think a lot of people would be interested in older material, and I know they will be experimenting with that, but it's likely going to be DDI only, potentially as PDFs but I'm thinking more likely log-in viewable and unprintable, justifying a subscription, which I'm thinking turns that good will to seething venom. Their supplying older material in this way really provides more for 4e players for reasons mentioned above, but it could be considered a draw if the 'libraries' offered were robust enough. As for an olive branch before 5e, yikes I hope that isn't the case. Honestly, I'd be happy with them fortifying the digital offerings of 4e, expanding the edition, and simultaneously providing DDI features for the past (just so long as it didn't encroach on the current edition's progress) for the next 5+ years. [/QUOTE]
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