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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6928850" data-attributes="member: 22779">At the end of the day though, it comes down to math.  No one wants a new edition do they?  No one wants a new edition next year anyway.  We don't want it (I think) and WOTC certainly doesn't want that.  So, what's a healthy release schedule for new editions?  We went about 10 years (ish) between AD&D editions.  Then D&D went into overdrive and we got new PHB's every three years or so.  And that led to all sorts of boom and bust cycles.  And, let's not forget, that the switch from 3e to 3.5 basically sank almost all the 3rd party publishers.  By midway through 3.5, you had what, 3, maybe 4 companies making 3PP with any regularity.  Other than a few page pdf's, there was pretty much no 3pp support after a very short while because no one wanted to hitch their wagon to a game that's going to turn around and make their product obsolete in a year.While that might be fine in some industries, in print, that's not very healthy.So, we're probably back to a 10 year cycle.  Lots of time for other publishers to get in, make a bit of dosh, and not lose their shirt when a new edition rolls around.  Lots of time for every WotC book to pretty much have room for a healthy sales run.We're getting 2-3 books a year it looks like.  That means by the end of 10 years, we're looking at about 30 (ish) books.  That's a pretty healthy product line.  That's lots of choices and lots of time to make sure those choices are actually GOOD choices.I'm failing to see the downside here.</blockquote>

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