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<blockquote data-quote="shadow" data-source="post: 2618871" data-attributes="member: 2182">I don't doubt that 4e will be out before long.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Think about it.&nbsp; 1. Wizards considers D&amp;D to be a &quot;living game&quot; that &quot;constantly evolves as it is played&quot; (i.e. A new edition every few years). 2. What more can Wizards possibly come out with for 3.5 D&amp;D?&nbsp; We have class books, races books, two campaign settings, campaign option books, even terrain books.&nbsp; Unless Wizards repeats the mistakes of TSR by trying to simultaneously support several different campaign worlds, I doubt that there is much more that can be released for 3.5 without getting into niche products.Once 4e is announced I'm sure in spite of the naysaying heard on messageboards, most gamers will jump on the bandwagon of 4e.&nbsp; I say this with a fair amount of confidence.&nbsp; From my own experience I have seen:A gamer who spent several hundred dollars on 3e stuff sell all of his 3.0e stuff back to the gamer store after 3.5e was released.My FLGS refusing to buy or give trade for 3.0e stuff anymore since &quot;no one plays 3.0e anymore.&quot;Several gamers who swore by 3e renounce it as soon as 3.5e came out.&nbsp; Although they were initially content with 3e and had no complaints about it, as soon as 3.5e came out 3.0e became the anathema.It's just human nature to buy the newest and latest edition of something to &quot;keep up with the times&quot;.&nbsp; So when 4e come out gamers will flock to buy it whether or not it is any &quot;improvement&quot; over 3.5e.&nbsp; (For that matter, most gamers probably won't care if it has been playtested or not.)&nbsp; Gamers generally have some disposable income that they are willing to spend on gaming stuff, and most want to keep up with the latest edition.&nbsp; WotC knows this, so I doubt that they are too worried about alienating gamers with a new edition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shadow, post: 2618871, member: 2182"] I don't doubt that 4e will be out before long. Why? Think about it. 1. Wizards considers D&D to be a "living game" that "constantly evolves as it is played" (i.e. A new edition every few years). 2. What more can Wizards possibly come out with for 3.5 D&D? We have class books, races books, two campaign settings, campaign option books, even terrain books. Unless Wizards repeats the mistakes of TSR by trying to simultaneously support several different campaign worlds, I doubt that there is much more that can be released for 3.5 without getting into niche products. Once 4e is announced I'm sure in spite of the naysaying heard on messageboards, most gamers will jump on the bandwagon of 4e. I say this with a fair amount of confidence. From my own experience I have seen: A gamer who spent several hundred dollars on 3e stuff sell [b]all[/b] of his 3.0e stuff back to the gamer store after 3.5e was released. My FLGS refusing to buy or give trade for 3.0e stuff anymore since "no one plays 3.0e anymore." Several gamers who swore by 3e renounce it as soon as 3.5e came out. Although they were initially content with 3e and had no complaints about it, as soon as 3.5e came out 3.0e became the anathema. It's just human nature to buy the newest and latest edition of something to "keep up with the times". So when 4e come out gamers will flock to buy it whether or not it is any "improvement" over 3.5e. (For that matter, most gamers probably won't care if it has been playtested or not.) Gamers generally have some disposable income that they are willing to spend on gaming stuff, and most want to keep up with the latest edition. WotC knows this, so I doubt that they are too worried about alienating gamers with a new edition. [/QUOTE]

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