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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 8713954" data-attributes="member: 6804070">OD&D and AD&D would not have had the success of 5E. Sure they would have done better in 2014 than they did in their age, but maybe only 10-20% towards 5E's success. Mostly because the sensibilities of those editions fit poorly with today's cultural desires for a game/social activity.2E and 3.X... These would have done a bit better, maybe 25-35% of the way, but not leaps and bounds. They are simple too crunchy for the currently diverse player set and were not formulated to be accessible to new players. Bloat would have kept them down after a few years.4E I don't really know. The tactical/video game vibe of this edition would have done well in 2014. But since I didn't play through the Essentials change-up, not sure. Accessibility and always needing more options/products would have hampered things.In short, 5E is/was the right product/edition at the right time, but, without 30+ years of D&D history, 5E wouldn't be where it is either.</blockquote>