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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6857676" data-attributes="member: 12731">You might still miss my point (apologies if you did get it)Releasing an Essentials, or 3.5, is indeed made to get people to buy everything once more.But that is the exact mistake I hope they won't repeat.They've said the PHB is meant to be evergreen. To be that, people need to find it a compelling purchase. It will only remain that if the game stays ONE game. No new versions. No large rule changes (including the death of a thousand cuts).Instead: release moar stuff, but do the opposite of past marketing efforts.Don't try to make the PHB look old and stale.Keep the gamer with only the 2015 core books feeling he's still playing the SAME game as the gamer who buys everything. The decision to do 3.5 was in part made to earn more money. But they also split the community. The vibe I'm getting is that they're ready to try another approach than... well, the one's they've tried for pretty much every previous edition.But the thing is, splitting the community is a luxury they might well not be able to afford this time around. Not with so many other games competing for the gamer's attention.Who knows; perhaps Paizo is secretly hoping WotC will follow your advice, only to see a surprise stealth "Pathfinder 5E" release steal half their customer base from under their feet...?</blockquote>