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<blockquote data-quote="Trickster Spirit" data-source="post: 6535973" data-attributes="member: 6701829">Precisely. I think (or at least hope) that the plan is that in 2035, you could walk into a Target or a Walmart and find the 5th Edition Player's Handbook on the shelf, next to the Monster Manual and DMG. People keep downplaying the wall of books as an issue, but we're talking about shelf-space at places like Target or Walmart here, not hobby stores! You want parents to think &quot;Hey, my kid goes nuts over that cartoon, might as well get them the game!&quot;, walk up and grab a box set or hardcover for their kids and walk to the checkout lane with zero confusion.Keeping that in mind, I wouldn't have any problems with them never releasing a player's option hardcover ever again, just give us free PDFs like they are for PotA and bring back Dungeon and Dragon and I'm all set. 10 years from now the most newcomers should have to put up with is a MM II or III and maybe an Unearthed Arcana.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Trickster Spirit, post: 6535973, member: 6701829"] Precisely. I think (or at least hope) that the plan is that in 2035, you could walk into a Target or a Walmart and find the 5th Edition Player's Handbook on the shelf, next to the Monster Manual and DMG. People keep downplaying the wall of books as an issue, but we're talking about shelf-space at places like Target or Walmart here, not hobby stores! You want parents to think "Hey, my kid goes nuts over that cartoon, might as well get them the game!", walk up and grab a box set or hardcover for their kids and walk to the checkout lane with zero confusion. Keeping that in mind, I wouldn't have any problems with them never releasing a player's option hardcover ever again, just give us free PDFs like they are for PotA and bring back Dungeon and Dragon and I'm all set. 10 years from now the most newcomers should have to put up with is a MM II or III and maybe an Unearthed Arcana. [/QUOTE]

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