Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

[Maxperson]

I am not the only person who sees the WotC editions as different games. I guarantee it.

500 people attended the first flat earth conference. Having others believe what you believe doesn't make it the belief correct.

 

[Lanefan]

There's not enough money to make it worthwhile, and they might even lose money supporting prior editions.

Cart before horse before cart...

If they supported and promoted those editions as well as the current one, it's ironclad guaranteed more people would play those editions.

There's a huge somewhat-casual cohort that came in during 5e's run that likely know little to nothing about prior editions other than they had to have existed in order to get the number up to 5. And they'd likely regain a bunch of customers left behind by prior edition changes over the years.

Far better to open those editions up to the 3rd party space.

Most 3rd-party publishers don't have the resources and-or money required to get physical products into stores, which is the only type of retail that matters. WotC does.

 

[Micah Sweet]

And there we are. All the game engines of them seemed vastly more similar than different to me.

Fair enough. Obviously I see it differently.

 

[Micah Sweet]

500 people attended the first flat earth conference. Having others believe what you believe doesn't make it the belief correct.

True, no matter how many others there are.

And comparing me to a flat-earther is just insulting.