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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 9090616" data-attributes="member: 7006">At the end of the day... 5E's biggest strength for some people and biggest detriment to others is that it is a hub version of D&amp;D.&nbsp; Its ruleset lies comfortably at the center of the spokes of AD&amp;D/2E, 3E, and 4E... taking influences and pieces of all those games to produce something that doesn't expand out on its own, but melds everything else together in the middle to create a melting pot version of Dungeons &amp; Dragons.Some people find that to be wonderful, others find it to be a missed opportunity.&nbsp; But it's exactly why it's as popular as it's been-- it's re-acquired a lot of players from each of those spokes to return to the center, while simultaneously bringing in all new players that every edition has been able to do.When a time comes for a potential 6E... the question will be whether those designers remain in the center and make 6E be the '2E' to 5E's 'AD&amp;D' (slight evolution but mainly same game)... or go back out onto the edge of the wheel to find something truly new-- while alienating a lot of people who don't want or need something new for Dungeons &amp; Dragons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 9090616, member: 7006"] At the end of the day... 5E's biggest strength for some people and biggest detriment to others is that it is a [I]hub[/I] version of D&D. Its ruleset lies comfortably at the center of the spokes of AD&D/2E, 3E, and 4E... taking influences and pieces of all those games to produce something that doesn't expand out on its own, but melds everything else together in the middle to create a melting pot version of Dungeons & Dragons. Some people find that to be wonderful, others find it to be a missed opportunity. But it's exactly why it's as popular as it's been-- it's re-acquired a lot of players from each of those spokes to return to the center, while simultaneously bringing in all new players that every edition has been able to do. When a time comes for a potential 6E... the question will be whether those designers remain in the center and make 6E be the '2E' to 5E's 'AD&D' (slight evolution but mainly same game)... or go back out onto the edge of the wheel to find something truly new-- while alienating a lot of people who don't want or need something new for Dungeons & Dragons. [/QUOTE]

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