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<blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus2" data-source="post: 2989123" data-attributes="member: 11586"><p>So I sent my friend the info on the main site here, and he asked some people he knows at Wizards if it is true or not, and this is the reply he got back (which he sent to me).</p><p></p><p>From my friends at Wizards, this is the light I can shed:</p><p></p><p><strong>4E already in the works?</strong></p><p></p><p>4th Ed has been "in the works" since 3rd ed went to press without development being finished. This unfortunately is standard operating procedure and why so many games seem to have not been properly playtested.</p><p></p><p><strong>Even more miniatures-centric?</strong></p><p></p><p>Combat is not only the most popular part of the game, it's also the most marketable.</p><p></p><p><strong>Much smaller bundles of game info, packaged and sold separately?</strong></p><p></p><p>They'd be keeping the core setup roughly the same, they'd just be offering more specialized and fluff material. The class books, feat books, creature type books, etc, always sell really well. On top of that a huge chunk of the player base are completionists and collectors.</p><p></p><p><strong>A plan to possibly sell off RPGs entirely?</strong></p><p></p><p>This one I've heard absolutely nothing about. I know that the power house is still Magic, but I can't believe that Chainmail alone accounts for a larger haul than, or that it would be able to survive without the RPG. It might be that the cost of producing adventures isn't as lucrative as the core material, but ditching all of it and focusing only the minis would be like the auto industry deciding to stop making cars because people buy more wheels. Why would they still be going to press with new material, and even with a new updated core system if they were planning to sell it all off? Maybe it's an inter-Hasbro shuffle?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RigaMortus2, post: 2989123, member: 11586"] So I sent my friend the info on the main site here, and he asked some people he knows at Wizards if it is true or not, and this is the reply he got back (which he sent to me). From my friends at Wizards, this is the light I can shed: [b]4E already in the works?[/b] 4th Ed has been "in the works" since 3rd ed went to press without development being finished. This unfortunately is standard operating procedure and why so many games seem to have not been properly playtested. [b]Even more miniatures-centric?[/b] Combat is not only the most popular part of the game, it's also the most marketable. [b]Much smaller bundles of game info, packaged and sold separately?[/b] They'd be keeping the core setup roughly the same, they'd just be offering more specialized and fluff material. The class books, feat books, creature type books, etc, always sell really well. On top of that a huge chunk of the player base are completionists and collectors. [b]A plan to possibly sell off RPGs entirely?[/b] This one I've heard absolutely nothing about. I know that the power house is still Magic, but I can't believe that Chainmail alone accounts for a larger haul than, or that it would be able to survive without the RPG. It might be that the cost of producing adventures isn't as lucrative as the core material, but ditching all of it and focusing only the minis would be like the auto industry deciding to stop making cars because people buy more wheels. Why would they still be going to press with new material, and even with a new updated core system if they were planning to sell it all off? Maybe it's an inter-Hasbro shuffle? [/QUOTE]
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