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<blockquote data-quote="Aberzanzorax" data-source="post: 5747256" data-attributes="member: 64209">If I were WotC:&nbsp;I'd release 5e in 2013.&nbsp;There is a fantastic opportunity for the anniversary in 2014 to create a lot of buzz separate to a new edition (which itself people will check out on its own merits).&nbsp;&nbsp;Then, I'd have a slate of anniversary products, ideally across editions. For example:&nbsp;We've seen from some smaller publishers giganto-products that have done well. (The recent compiled Tome of Horrors, Ptolus, Rappan Athuk, Castle Whiterock, Slumbering Tsar). While these have been to varying degrees, of course, at least the first three sold out fast enough to become collector's editions.&nbsp;I'm not sure if this is the right packaging, but what would people think of an errataed &quot;all editions of D&amp;D&quot; book? 1e,2e,3,5 with errata, 4e with errata, and even 5e with errata.&nbsp;Of course there's an obligatory &quot;the past 40 years&quot; product.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But what I'd really like to see, if we have a modular rules driven 5e, is an adventure that can be played &quot;OD&amp;D style&quot; &quot;3.5 style&quot; &quot;4e style&quot; or even &quot;5e style&quot; using the 5e rules. They'd not be the same as those other rules, but close enough that it'd be simple for those familiar with those editions to play.&nbsp;So, from a marketing perspective, why not release 5e, get the initial buy in, and then release anniversary stuffs that re-pique interest in 5e, but that also honor prior editions?&nbsp;&nbsp;I doubt that WotC fails to realize the marketing power that the anniversary holds, and I suspect they'll use it more shrewdly than a simple edition release.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aberzanzorax, post: 5747256, member: 64209"] If I were WotC: I'd release 5e in 2013. There is a fantastic opportunity for the anniversary in 2014 to create a lot of buzz [I]separate[/I] to a new edition (which itself people will check out on its own merits). Then, I'd have a slate of anniversary products, ideally across editions. For example: We've seen from some smaller publishers giganto-products that have done well. (The recent compiled Tome of Horrors, Ptolus, Rappan Athuk, Castle Whiterock, Slumbering Tsar). While these have been to varying degrees, of course, at least the first three sold out fast enough to become collector's editions. I'm not sure if this is the right packaging, but what would people think of an errataed "all editions of D&D" book? 1e,2e,3,5 with errata, 4e with errata, and even 5e with errata. Of course there's an obligatory "the past 40 years" product. But what I'd really like to see, if we have a modular rules driven 5e, is an adventure that can be played "OD&D style" "3.5 style" "4e style" or even "5e style" using the 5e rules. They'd not be the same as those other rules, but close enough that it'd be simple for those familiar with those editions to play. So, from a marketing perspective, why not release 5e, get the initial buy in, and then release anniversary stuffs that re-pique interest in 5e, but that also honor prior editions? I doubt that WotC fails to realize the marketing power that the anniversary holds, and I suspect they'll use it more shrewdly than a simple edition release. [/QUOTE]

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