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<blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 6057178" data-attributes="member: 59506">First, WotC is trying to make D&amp;D Next attractive to everybody, and not specifically targeting only Pathfinder players.&nbsp; In order for D&amp;D Next to be successful, they need to target all D&amp;D fans, regardless of edition (and I consider Pathfinder an edition of D&amp;D).&nbsp; Also, not all D&amp;D fans limit themselves to just one game or edition...including Pathfinder fans.&nbsp; Just because one plays Pathfinder, or even prefers Pathfinder, it doesn't necessarily follow that one will only play Pathfinder to the exclusion of any other game system.&nbsp; Even if only a percentage of Pathfinder fans buy the core books for D&amp;D Next, even if only to occasionally play with friends that do play D&amp;D Next, then WotC has accomplished it's goals...they sold D&amp;D Books.&nbsp;Second, WotC is not making D&amp;D Next like 3.5...or at least more accurately...not exclusively making it like 3.5.&nbsp; There's elements of all past editions in there, and yet no straight copies of mechanics from any edition.&nbsp; It's being made to play like any previous edition of D&amp;D, not direct mechanical clones of every edition.&nbsp;Third, D&amp;D Next is far from a finished product.&nbsp; It's system mechanics are going to drift around quite a lot...sometimes closer to this, sometimes closer to that...before the final form of the game is reached.&nbsp; Even then, I imagine it will still have some malleability as new ideas, errata's, and module concepts are developed.&nbsp; (Though hopefully not as much errata as past editions...).&nbsp;Fourth, whether pipedream or not (and everybody is entitled to and has their own opinion on this), WotC really has no other choice right now.&nbsp; If they want to keep D&amp;D financially viable, this is what they have to do.&nbsp;Fifth, if D&amp;D Next doesn't accomplish what WotC needs it to (financially), they have only one other option as far as I see.&nbsp; Develop DDI to support all editions of D&amp;D (including Pathfinder), and make their money from subscription services and electronic sales of past material.&nbsp;<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/glasses.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="B-)" title="Glasses&nbsp; &nbsp; B-)" data-shortname="B-)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="El Mahdi, post: 6057178, member: 59506"] First, WotC is trying to make D&D Next attractive to [I]everybody[/I], and not specifically targeting only Pathfinder players. In order for D&D Next to be successful, they need to target all D&D fans, regardless of edition (and I consider Pathfinder an edition of D&D). Also, not all D&D fans limit themselves to just one game or edition...including Pathfinder fans. Just because one plays Pathfinder, or even [I]prefers[/I] Pathfinder, it doesn't necessarily follow that one will only play Pathfinder to the exclusion of any other game system. Even if only a percentage of Pathfinder fans buy the core books for D&D Next, even if only to occasionally play with friends that do play D&D Next, then WotC has accomplished it's goals...they sold D&D Books. Second, WotC is not making D&D Next like 3.5...or at least more accurately...not exclusively making it like 3.5. There's elements of all past editions in there, and yet no straight copies of mechanics from any edition. It's being made to play [I]like[/I] any previous edition of D&D, not direct mechanical clones of every edition. Third, D&D Next is far from a finished product. It's system mechanics are going to drift around quite a lot...sometimes closer to this, sometimes closer to that...before the final form of the game is reached. Even then, I imagine it will still have some malleability as new ideas, errata's, and module concepts are developed. (Though hopefully not as much errata as past editions...). Fourth, whether pipedream or not (and everybody is entitled to and has their own opinion on this), WotC really has no other choice right now. If they want to keep D&D financially viable, this is what they have to do. Fifth, if D&D Next doesn't accomplish what WotC needs it to (financially), they have only one other option as far as I see. Develop DDI to support all editions of D&D (including Pathfinder), and make their money from subscription services and electronic sales of past material. B-) [/QUOTE]

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