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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jsaving" data-source="post: 5930434" data-attributes="member: 16726">The paragraph you quote is wrong on so many levels that I'm not sure where to begin.  First, it seems clear WotC is petrified that they'll produce an unpopular edition and will do almost anything to avoid that.  The real worry shouldn't be a lack of responsiveness, but rather that the 5e team will set their design and development talents to one side and "give the people what they want" even when it isn't good for the game.Second, I'm not sure how one can look at 5e and conclude this is a carbon copy of 3e.  At-wills, themes, backgrounds -- check.  Feats that look like 4e's fighter exploits -- check.  Skill points -- out.  The real surpise in my view is not how much of 3e is being brought back, but how much of other editions is being reinvigorated/retained.I like 4e and regret the "apparent assumed consensus" that it is faltering in the RPG marketplace.  But every trip to my local gaming store tells me that more and more people are dropping 4e for Pathfinder and (to a lesser degree) other alternatives, necessitating some sort of move on WotC's part no matter how much 4e fans might wish it could be otherwise.  At the same time, the 4e fan base is still a sizable chunk of the RPG marketplace, necessitating some retention of 4e innovations no matter how much ardent 3e fans might wish it could be otherwise.  And there are also the ardent fans of other editions, who while quite small as a share of the marketplace deserve to have their voices heard as well.  And to me at least, WotC is doing a pretty good job balancing those views and producing something that can potentially have cross-edition appeal, at least so far.</blockquote>

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