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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 5417592" data-attributes="member: 50987">(Preface: this thread is meant to be optimistic.)The game is changing.&nbsp; I mean, sure, it is always changing.&nbsp; But this time it feels like it's more than just the ebb and flow of popular opinion and personal preferences.&nbsp; Maybe it's all in my head, but it feels a lot like the days before 4E was announced.&nbsp; So I wonder...is the time ripe for 5E?Understand, this has nothing to do with liking/not liking 4E.&nbsp; Trek with me for a minute.Back in 2003-2006, 3E/3.5E had been out for a few years and the hobby was enjoying a new surge in popularity.&nbsp; New books were being released at a healthy rate, and the rules began to change with them.&nbsp; Psionics Handbook.&nbsp; Epic Level Handbook.&nbsp; Savage Species.&nbsp; The Book of Nine Swords.&nbsp; Games played with these &quot;optional&quot; books were completely different from &quot;core only&quot; games, and not just in the Look &amp; Feel category.&nbsp; It was only a matter of time until all of these new rules split off from their parent game, and became something new.And split they did.&nbsp; The best elements of all of the &quot;optional&quot; books were collected and compiled, and a lot of customer feedback was gathered and shaped.&nbsp; The 4th Edition of the rules was announced, then released.&nbsp; And whether you love it, hate it, or have never even played it, you cannot deny that it has been a success.Well, it is beginning to feel like 2006 again, at least from my point of view.&nbsp; Each new book released by WotC seems to include new rules and different approaches to game mechanics, just like in the later days of 3.5E.&nbsp; Not just simple add-ons like new equipment and powers...the rules themselves are changing, evolving.&nbsp; I think the time might be ripe for these rules to follow 4E's fine example, and split off into a new edition.&nbsp; If not now, certainly soon.Thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 5417592, member: 50987"] (Preface: this thread is meant to be optimistic.) The game is changing. I mean, sure, it is always changing. But this time it feels like it's more than just the ebb and flow of popular opinion and personal preferences. Maybe it's all in my head, but it feels a lot like the days before 4E was announced. So I wonder...is the time ripe for 5E? Understand, this has nothing to do with liking/not liking 4E. Trek with me for a minute. Back in 2003-2006, 3E/3.5E had been out for a few years and the hobby was enjoying a new surge in popularity. New books were being released at a healthy rate, and the rules began to change with them. Psionics Handbook. Epic Level Handbook. Savage Species. The Book of Nine Swords. Games played with these "optional" books were completely different from "core only" games, and not just in the Look & Feel category. It was only a matter of time until all of these new rules split off from their parent game, and became something new. And split they did. The best elements of all of the "optional" books were collected and compiled, and a lot of customer feedback was gathered and shaped. The 4th Edition of the rules was announced, then released. And whether you love it, hate it, or have never even played it, you cannot deny that it has been a success. Well, it is beginning to feel like 2006 again, at least from my point of view. Each new book released by WotC seems to include new rules and different approaches to game mechanics, just like in the later days of 3.5E. Not just simple add-ons like new equipment and powers...the rules themselves are changing, evolving. I think the time might be ripe for these rules to follow 4E's fine example, and split off into a new edition. If not now, certainly soon. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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