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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joethelawyer" data-source="post: 4415698" data-attributes="member: 55764">After talking to my brother the other night, whom i've played dnd with for over 25 yrs, i realized yet again that my preferred system is still AD&D 1st ed. and his is 3.0.tat got me thinking that i wished people still put out stuff for AD&D.  i would love to see a great game from necromancer or goodman or paizo in the AD&D realm.  since 4e though, no one is even supporting 3.0 or 3.5.that me me wonder:  why doesnt wotc put out any editions other than 4th?  why not support all systems?if they still put out the basic-to-master boxed sets, and the core books from 1ed thru 3.5, and maybe the boxed sets of greyhawk or forgotten realms, and sold pdf's of every other product ever made for each of those systems online from the wotc website, they would make a fortune.at the same time all fans of all editions would be satisfied.  everyone could play the system they liked the best, regardless of what is the latest greatest, or what won't be supported anymore so i may as well not play it.   the fan/user base of ALL systems grow as new gamers try each one out and stick with the one that best suits their tastes.  and that way new gamers can grow the user base of older systems, instead of it being supported by us old folks.  that means those of us ho like the older systems can find new people to lay with a lot easier.also, they could extend the OGL to the other game systems too, so that necro and goodman and paizo and everyone else here can create modules or expansion books for whatever system they choose, thus giving WOTC a reason to keep putting out the hardcover rules of every system.  thus, rather than shrinking or dividing the marketplace when a  new system comes out, like what happened with 4e, the market would grow.  i can't think of any downside to that scenario for anyone. everyone seems to bnefit.  the fans of every system get to keep buying new stuff for that system.  the fanbase of each system grows.  third party publishers and wotc make even more money than before.  the cost to wotc would be negligible to simply reprint what they already have in stock.  as long as they produced what the market would purchase, and no more, they would end up wth a hefty profit.additionally, wotc can even have special hardcover releases of classics like temple of elemetal evil, with some special ad-ons to it, like a new secret level or series of rooms by someone like erik mona or monte cook.  they could recycle their older IP and continue to make a profit at very little cost.am i crazy here or does this make sense for everyone?</blockquote>

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