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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clavis" data-source="post: 3871677" data-attributes="member: 31898">It seems to me that WOTC is in a bind. If they don't make a complex rule system, the RPGA crowd (who enjoy mastering complex rules, and can be counted on to buy books) will get bored, and perhaps move on to complex systems like HERO or GURPS. If the D&D game is complex, however, WOTC can't get many new players to grow the hobby. Plus, if they lose the "hard-core" players, they may get a new, more casual player base that doesn't buy as many books. So it comes down to a business decision: do they want to sell to a smaller customer base who will buy more units per head, or a larger customer base with fewer units per head.I think there is another way out for them, however. Make the basic game very simple (much more simple than 3.x or even AD&D was, along the lines of C&C), and sell the additional rules (such as skills, feats, and miniature-based tactical combat) as modular add-ons. The basic game should be of a a nature that specific add-ons can be easily slotted in, but are not necessary for game play. In fact, there could be multiple different systems for adding complexity (such as multiple in-depth combat systems), each presented as an option. This way, the "hard-core" players can have a challenging game that is very rules heavy, and the casual gamers can have a D&D that can be spontaneously played whenever 3 or more people get together.Of course, its now too late for WOTC to do any such thing, as 4th edition is essentially in the bag. Oh well, it could have been nice.</blockquote>

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