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<blockquote data-quote="talok55" data-source="post: 5894264" data-attributes="member: 6684559"><p>Yeah.&nbsp; If WotC made 5E very similar to 4E it would be like Coca-Cola replacing Coke with New Coke again.&nbsp; Both companies aren't that stupid.&nbsp; They already know the market will not support a 4E like D&amp;D, so they can't saturate 5E with 4E mechanics.&nbsp; That doesn't mean that there won't be a some 4E mechanics in core 5E or that there won't be modules to play a very 4E like 5E game. It also doesn't mean that it will be a tweaked 3.5, but they have to do something to appeal to the 3.5/Pathfinder crowd, because that appears to be the biggest RPG market.&nbsp; 3.5 phbs still end up occasionally having sales higher than 4E books.&nbsp; That pretty much says it all.&nbsp; I know a lot of you love 4E, but that doesn't mean that it was a huge success. If it was, 5E wouldn't even be a topic for discussion right now. The evidence for this is everywhere.&nbsp; The former brand manage for 4E elaborated on some of the reasons why.&nbsp; He said they planned on it lasting for 8-10 years.&nbsp; It's not like it was planned to last 5 years before the next edition.&nbsp; You don't fix what isn't broken, especially if doing so requires a huge, risky investment.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="talok55, post: 5894264, member: 6684559"] Yeah. If WotC made 5E very similar to 4E it would be like Coca-Cola replacing Coke with New Coke again. Both companies aren't that stupid. They already know the market will not support a 4E like D&D, so they can't saturate 5E with 4E mechanics. That doesn't mean that there won't be a some 4E mechanics in core 5E or that there won't be modules to play a very 4E like 5E game. It also doesn't mean that it will be a tweaked 3.5, but they have to do something to appeal to the 3.5/Pathfinder crowd, because that appears to be the biggest RPG market. 3.5 phbs still end up occasionally having sales higher than 4E books. That pretty much says it all. I know a lot of you love 4E, but that doesn't mean that it was a huge success. If it was, 5E wouldn't even be a topic for discussion right now. The evidence for this is everywhere. The former brand manage for 4E elaborated on some of the reasons why. He said they planned on it lasting for 8-10 years. It's not like it was planned to last 5 years before the next edition. You don't fix what isn't broken, especially if doing so requires a huge, risky investment. [/QUOTE]

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