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<blockquote data-quote="MoogleEmpMog" data-source="post: 3703725" data-attributes="member: 22882">WotC could have done a more extensive revision when they released 3.5; they already had the example of d20 Modern to go by, and in other, smaller games, RPG Theory existed in a serious way and they could have attempted purpose-driven design.&nbsp; The original Mutants and Masterminds had also already come out.But as it stands, it took till 2005 for Iron Heroes to come out, 2006 for True20, and till 2007 for Star Wars Saga.&nbsp; The first two were more purpose-driven, better designed games - but it wasn't until the third that we got a game that have a streamlined, purpose-driven design and was ALSO at least 80% backwards-compatible.If the pace of development accelerates, then five years should be more than enough time.&nbsp; If not, another eight to ten is fine by me.&nbsp; Since early indicators in Merric's &quot;what we know&quot; thread seem to be that WotC will be making 4e OGL, and purpose-driven design in RPGs continues to be refined, I think a five-year plan would be ideal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MoogleEmpMog, post: 3703725, member: 22882"] WotC could have done a more extensive revision when they released 3.5; they already had the example of d20 Modern to go by, and in other, smaller games, RPG Theory existed in a serious way and they could have attempted purpose-driven design. The original Mutants and Masterminds had also already come out. But as it stands, it took till 2005 for Iron Heroes to come out, 2006 for True20, and till 2007 for Star Wars Saga. The first two were more purpose-driven, better designed games - but it wasn't until the third that we got a game that have a streamlined, purpose-driven design and was ALSO at least 80% backwards-compatible. If the pace of development accelerates, then five years should be more than enough time. If not, another eight to ten is fine by me. Since early indicators in Merric's "what we know" thread seem to be that WotC will be making 4e OGL, and purpose-driven design in RPGs continues to be refined, I think a five-year plan would be ideal. [/QUOTE]

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