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Message: <blockquote data-quote="triqui" data-source="post: 5511766" data-attributes="member: 57948">Maybe I'm completelly wrong, but I see the recent events, and I have a supposition.1) Wotc retreating of some books that were going to be published this year.2) Mike Mearls asking for peace among edition's fan base3) Mike Mearls advocating for change4) Essentials running 4e in a different way 5) Mike Mearls shiny new weekly article that ends every single week with a poll about "what would you like your DD game will be"6) Mearls talking about removing complexity, and some parts of the  (4e) game he does not like or use (like the approach to cover that 3.5 and 4e have over 3e)7) MINIATURES being not sold anymore8) Polls about use of  tactical gridsAnd my supposition is... 5th edition is coming. And I'm not talking about a 4.5, Essentials++ edition. A completelly new brand system, which probably get rid of miniatures and maybe battlegrids (or, more probably, move into virtual battlegrids)It was prettey obvious that 4e lifespan was getting to it's end. 4 years is almost as long as it can get (3 had 4 years before 3.5 got out, and then they re-sold the basic game to everybody once again). Core books are the big premium sellers. Every other product sells quite less (and that includes de phb2, 3 and the "core options", as well as campaign settings). They sales are tanking (just ask your local store owner). They probably thought they could extend the lifespan a couple more years with Essentials (ala 3.5), but, as they cancelled some of the new Essentials books, probably they found they wont be able to.Therefore, they'll probably haste up a little bit their plans, and build the 5th edition (or "New really advanced dungeons and dragons" or whatever).</blockquote>

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