C.W.Richeson
Explorer
Rechan said:Seems like those upset are just those who are too attached to be able to move on.
That's one explanation, and there's no doubt that it became harder to find a 2E game after 3E just as will likely happen to 3E after 4E. Feeling like you 'wasted' money on all those books when the mechanics are no longer in demand isn't any fun.
However, it could also be that a lot of folk invested in the lines also happen to be fans who pay a lot of attention to what's going on with their favorite game. I know I was heavily invested in 2E and Exalted before those two lines saw a new edition, yet I was very excited about the new editions.
Besides, I think we all know that eventually new editions come down the line. It may be a few years or a decade but eventually, if the property is valuable, a new edition will be released that very likely will invalidate what came before it. So, I tend to discount the notion that this is all about lost investment since the change in editions seems so foreseeable.