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<blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 9226764" data-attributes="member: 63508"><p>I don't think you can get to the same end point or in the same time frame.</p><p></p><p>That's the issue.</p><p></p><p>Let's say there are 10 major changes between editions from5e 2024 to 6e.</p><p></p><p>SITUATION 1</p><p>WOTC publishes the 50th anniversary edition of D&D as updated 5e in 2024</p><p>WOTC releases 6e in 2034 with 10 changes to the core game.</p><p></p><p>SITUATION 2</p><p>WOTC publishes the 50th anniversary edition of D&D as updated 5e.</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 1 that changes Rule 1 to 5e in 2025</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 2 that changes Rule 2 to 5e in 2026</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 3 that changes Rule 3 to 5e in 2027</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 4 that changes Rule 4 to 5e in 2028</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 5 that changes Rule 5 to 5e in 2029</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 6 that changes Rule 6 to 5e in 2030</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 7 that changes Rule 7 to 5e in 2031</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 8 that changes Rule 8 to 5e in 2032</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 9 that changes Rule 9 to 5e in 2033</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 10 that changes Rule 10 to 5e in 2034</p><p>WOTC releases a collection of the 10 changes in 2034</p><p></p><p>SITUATION3</p><p>WOTC publishes the 50th anniversary edition of D&D as updated 5e.</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 1 that changes Rule 1 to 5e in 2025</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 2 that changes Rule 2 to 5e in 2028</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 3 that changes Rule 3 to 5e in 2031</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 4 that changes Rule 4 to 5e in 2034</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 5 that changes Rule 5 to 5e in 2037</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 6 that changes Rule 6 to 5e in 2040</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 7 that changes Rule 7 to 5e in 2043</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 8 that changes Rule 8 to 5e in 2047</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 9 that changes Rule 9 to 5e in 2050</p><p>WOTC add Varaint 10 that changes Rule 10 to 5e in 2053</p><p>WOTC releases a collection of the 10 changes in 2057</p><p></p><p>The thread proposes that Situation 2 could be superior and could happen. But I doubt it. incremental change will be slower that an edition change. Designers rework games slowly. Incremental change would be more like Situation 3, 13 years behind Situation 1. See 3.5e, 4e Essentials, PF2e Rework, and now 2024 5e. I was being kind with Situation 3 being only 13 years slower,it would be more like <strong>20-30 years behind.</strong></p><p> </p><p>An incremental progression would lag behind an edition change in design by <strong>decades</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minigiant, post: 9226764, member: 63508"] I don't think you can get to the same end point or in the same time frame. That's the issue. Let's say there are 10 major changes between editions from5e 2024 to 6e. SITUATION 1 WOTC publishes the 50th anniversary edition of D&D as updated 5e in 2024 WOTC releases 6e in 2034 with 10 changes to the core game. SITUATION 2 WOTC publishes the 50th anniversary edition of D&D as updated 5e. WOTC add Varaint 1 that changes Rule 1 to 5e in 2025 WOTC add Varaint 2 that changes Rule 2 to 5e in 2026 WOTC add Varaint 3 that changes Rule 3 to 5e in 2027 WOTC add Varaint 4 that changes Rule 4 to 5e in 2028 WOTC add Varaint 5 that changes Rule 5 to 5e in 2029 WOTC add Varaint 6 that changes Rule 6 to 5e in 2030 WOTC add Varaint 7 that changes Rule 7 to 5e in 2031 WOTC add Varaint 8 that changes Rule 8 to 5e in 2032 WOTC add Varaint 9 that changes Rule 9 to 5e in 2033 WOTC add Varaint 10 that changes Rule 10 to 5e in 2034 WOTC releases a collection of the 10 changes in 2034 SITUATION3 WOTC publishes the 50th anniversary edition of D&D as updated 5e. WOTC add Varaint 1 that changes Rule 1 to 5e in 2025 WOTC add Varaint 2 that changes Rule 2 to 5e in 2028 WOTC add Varaint 3 that changes Rule 3 to 5e in 2031 WOTC add Varaint 4 that changes Rule 4 to 5e in 2034 WOTC add Varaint 5 that changes Rule 5 to 5e in 2037 WOTC add Varaint 6 that changes Rule 6 to 5e in 2040 WOTC add Varaint 7 that changes Rule 7 to 5e in 2043 WOTC add Varaint 8 that changes Rule 8 to 5e in 2047 WOTC add Varaint 9 that changes Rule 9 to 5e in 2050 WOTC add Varaint 10 that changes Rule 10 to 5e in 2053 WOTC releases a collection of the 10 changes in 2057 The thread proposes that Situation 2 could be superior and could happen. But I doubt it. incremental change will be slower that an edition change. Designers rework games slowly. Incremental change would be more like Situation 3, 13 years behind Situation 1. See 3.5e, 4e Essentials, PF2e Rework, and now 2024 5e. I was being kind with Situation 3 being only 13 years slower,it would be more like [B]20-30 years behind.[/B] An incremental progression would lag behind an edition change in design by [B]decades[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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