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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 5417715" data-attributes="member: 61155">I think the OP is comparing those to Essentials. I do somewhat get his point, but... I really don't see it, myself. Recent content has mostly felt like refinement of the core rules of the system, not experimentation with entirely new concepts. And while we have seen innovations, it has more been with presentation - book formats, boxed sets, tokens, etc. We've seen a lack of the more familiar material, but less because there isn't room for the content, and more because WotC is trying out other avenues of release and has had a focus on new gamers during this period.  In the end, while I see where he is coming from, I pretty much disagree with the original post on every level. I think there is plenty more room for 4E to grow. I don't see any signs that we are in the same 'desperate for content' stage as we had at the end of 3.5. I don't feel any indications that 5E is nigh, or that it is under development by WotC. I don't think the fanbase would be eager or interested in a 5E that shows up in the next year or two, unless it literally lets you ride dragons.  In short, no, it isn't time for 5E. I expect we'll see development of it starting in a couple years, and it will show up sometime around 2015. As cmrscorpio says, they might already be thinking about what will go into it, but probably as nothing more than basic notes and scraps of ideas, and it will be years before those turn into genuinely active product design.</blockquote>

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