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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6546760" data-attributes="member: 22779">Oh, sure, none of this is guaranteed.&nbsp; Of course not.&nbsp; They're sailing some uncharted waters here, so, it does very much have the chance to go pear shaped.OTOH, we know that banging out multiple supplements does not significantly extend the lifespan of an edition.&nbsp; I don't know if it shortens the lifespan, but, there's no evidence that numerous supplements extend it.&nbsp; I mean, 4e had what, 40 some hardcovers and didn't exactly manage much lifespan.&nbsp; 3e had even more books and only lasted a similar amount of time.&nbsp; 3.5 did manage 5 years, but, it was very lean by the end of those 5 years.&nbsp; While 1e did manage to go about 10 years with about a quarter the supplements of any subsequent edition.&nbsp; Again, apples to oranges though.&nbsp; The market does change over time.&nbsp; I'm just thinking that if they spend the time building up, say, the fixes for rangers, and everyone knows, because of play testing and whatnot, what those changes are going to be, then there is a greater chance that a ranger supplement will be well received.&nbsp; Rather than simply banging out book after book with &quot;fixes&quot; for rangers (or whatever element you wish to look at) in the hopes that one will gain traction.Which means that instead of having stuff for rangers in five different supplements, you get one good supplement that everyone who is interested in rangers buys.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6546760, member: 22779"] Oh, sure, none of this is guaranteed. Of course not. They're sailing some uncharted waters here, so, it does very much have the chance to go pear shaped. OTOH, we know that banging out multiple supplements does not significantly extend the lifespan of an edition. I don't know if it shortens the lifespan, but, there's no evidence that numerous supplements extend it. I mean, 4e had what, 40 some hardcovers and didn't exactly manage much lifespan. 3e had even more books and only lasted a similar amount of time. 3.5 did manage 5 years, but, it was very lean by the end of those 5 years. While 1e did manage to go about 10 years with about a quarter the supplements of any subsequent edition. Again, apples to oranges though. The market does change over time. I'm just thinking that if they spend the time building up, say, the fixes for rangers, and everyone knows, because of play testing and whatnot, what those changes are going to be, then there is a greater chance that a ranger supplement will be well received. Rather than simply banging out book after book with "fixes" for rangers (or whatever element you wish to look at) in the hopes that one will gain traction. Which means that instead of having stuff for rangers in five different supplements, you get one good supplement that everyone who is interested in rangers buys. [/QUOTE]

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