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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8001503" data-attributes="member: 59082">Re: the last two posts, I think the key is finding that sweet-spot between &quot;pretty new covers, but why should I buy this book?&quot; and &quot;Ugh, you're telling me I have to buy this to be fully compatible with what is next?&quot; In my opinion that is 5.1 or 5.2. WotC is a company, and a subsidiary to a larger company. Company = business = driven by economics = money. The 50th anniversary is a good opportunity to make money. The key is how they do that, and doing it in such way a way that feelings of exploitation are minimized and are far outweighed by happy customers. Again, 5.1 or 5.2.I'd even argue that &quot;5.25&quot; is the tipping point. If they can pull 5.2 off, that would potentially be the most lucrative, but it is also playing a bit close to the edge. 5.1 is safer, but without as much upside (that is, it doesn't improve the game as much, and will have more people saying &quot;why should I buy this just for pictures and a new foreword?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8001503, member: 59082"] Re: the last two posts, I think the key is finding that sweet-spot between "pretty new covers, but why should I buy this book?" and "Ugh, you're telling me I have to buy this to be fully compatible with what is next?" In my opinion that is 5.1 or 5.2. WotC is a company, and a subsidiary to a larger company. Company = business = driven by economics = money. The 50th anniversary is a good opportunity to make money. The key is how they do that, and doing it in such way a way that feelings of exploitation are [I]minimized [/I]and are far outweighed by happy customers. Again, 5.1 or 5.2. I'd even argue that "5.25" is the tipping point. If they can pull 5.2 off, that would potentially be the most lucrative, but it is also playing a bit close to the edge. 5.1 is safer, but without as much upside (that is, it doesn't improve the game as much, and will have more people saying "why should I buy this just for pictures and a new foreword?" [/QUOTE]

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