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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4812017" data-attributes="member: 18182">I don't personally get all the brewhaha raised over this "controversy", I don't mind that WotC didn't "catch" the less optimal design of some MM1 monsters until now, I don't mind that they aren't going to go backwards and "fix" the older monsters.However, I think the best way to deal with the issue is to print the new guidelines in the DMG2 and also print an article in Dragon discussing the new monster design guidelines (which they very well may already be planning on doing for all we know).I would also print a series of Dragon articles with reworked versions of the less optimal MM1 monsters (and perhaps monsters from other older sources).  I wouldn't need to see them all right away, maybe an article every other month or so.Once all the less optimal monsters had been reworked, I would include all that work in future printings of the MM1.  Generally, I wouldn't want WotC to waste their time with all that effort, but MM1 is and will remain one of the core evergreen books that will be reprinted until the day 5th Edition debuts.If WotC doesn't go this far, which is likely, it won't hurt my feelings overmuch.  I haven't had any real problems using the monsters from MM1, and I don't anticipate future problems, although I appreciate the efforts at improving the design process.</blockquote>