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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 3785926" data-attributes="member: 2011">This is not accurate.I have talked to many gamers outside of my group (just to one today as a matter of fact) and several are going on to other game systems merely because of DND complexity. They have a stack of DND books and they do not want to break it out for a game.3.5 (and even 3E) is too bulky and too cumbersome precisely because WotC kept "just put out another book".Nobody uses all of those books (unless they are totally home bound). They are mostly a waste of space.And I suspect that recent sales have been decreasing instead of increasing (I cannot prove this other than word of mouth).So, WotC needs a new influx of cash. Sure, they sell RPG books and novels, but they need more people to buy those. A new edition is the logical way to not only have many of the current 3E/3.5 gamers buy more books, but to also pull new players into the system.Additionally, the entire DNDInsider concept is one designed for an influx of more cash.Bottom line 4E motivation really is money for the company. Not necessarily for any given designer, but for the company. That does not mean that they cannot afford to do a great job, but that is the #1 motivating factor.They can no longer afford to "just put out another book" and have a growing business model.</blockquote>