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<blockquote data-quote="Frozen_Heart" data-source="post: 8799167" data-attributes="member: 7029687">It will definitely cause a big community rift.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A chunk will stay was 5e as they like it and it's perfect for them.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A chunk (probably most) will jump across to the newer version with time. Lots initially, and then gradually more as 5e stops being supported.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Another bunch will go to pathfinder, other RPGs, or just stop playing. As they realise that 5e will never develop into what they want and the new edition certainly isn't that either.</li>
</ul>Unlikely, but I do think that 5.5e/6e release or shortly afterwards could be a good time for a new competitor to try to jump onto the scene. Pathfinder 2e is still quite new while also has a lot of 3.5e rules holdovers. It's proved a bit too complex and messy to cut into the DnD market. And pathfinder 3e is probably 10 years or more away, so that won't be impacting things at all. A new system on a similar theme to DnD/Pathfinder, with the easy to grasp rules of 5e but impactful character options of pathfinder could take advantage of the newly formed community rift and lots of disillusioned players drifting around at that time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frozen_Heart, post: 8799167, member: 7029687"] It will definitely cause a big community rift. [LIST] [*]A chunk will stay was 5e as they like it and it's perfect for them. [*]A chunk (probably most) will jump across to the newer version with time. Lots initially, and then gradually more as 5e stops being supported. [*]Another bunch will go to pathfinder, other RPGs, or just stop playing. As they realise that 5e will never develop into what they want and the new edition certainly isn't that either. [/LIST] Unlikely, but I do think that 5.5e/6e release or shortly afterwards could be a good time for a new competitor to try to jump onto the scene. Pathfinder 2e is still quite new while also has a lot of 3.5e rules holdovers. It's proved a bit too complex and messy to cut into the DnD market. And pathfinder 3e is probably 10 years or more away, so that won't be impacting things at all. A new system on a similar theme to DnD/Pathfinder, with the easy to grasp rules of 5e but impactful character options of pathfinder could take advantage of the newly formed community rift and lots of disillusioned players drifting around at that time. [/QUOTE]

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