I know for a fact that what I wish WoTC would do is self serving, subjective and just my opinion, not to mention a nonviable business idea but I think that it would be awesome if WoTC would decided to support all editions of D&D. Basically they release, for example, the campaign setting book for Forgotten Realms which is divided into sections for all of the editions including OD&D and BECMI. I realize it would be a big book but it would be a hit. Of course then one would be stuck with a book that is only partially useful to them and not wholly. It's too bad that WoTC couldn't strike a balance that would support all of the editions...
My D&D Edition Wish
- Thread starter Edgewood
- Start date
Mercurius
Legend
Wizards has to draw the line somewhere. I mean, what percentage of active D&D players play X-edition? I have no idea, but I bet only a fraction--maybe 10% or less--play pre-3E, and that more and more 3Ers are switching over to 4E, so that within a year or so a solid majority will be playing 4E. Even if that solid majority is "only" 60%, would Wizards really want to over-price a product just for the other 40%, especially considering that the 40% would be split into five or six groups? So you're talking about a lot of work, and extra money, for the sake of small groups. You just can't run a business that way (I'd also add that this is where fan sites come in: If you want to play OD&D post-Spellplague FR, get a site running and a bunch of folks to help you convert it).
I say to the Old Edition Grognards, you have three non-mutually exclusive options:
1) Enjoy what you have.
2) Convert or create what you want.
3) Play 4th edition.
Sure, you can cavetch all you want, but he fact is that you can't turn back the clock. Accept your fate and move on.
I say to the Old Edition Grognards, you have three non-mutually exclusive options:
1) Enjoy what you have.
2) Convert or create what you want.
3) Play 4th edition.
Sure, you can cavetch all you want, but he fact is that you can't turn back the clock. Accept your fate and move on.
vagabundo
Adventurer
There is some potential there to support earlier editions. I mean it could just be re-releasing classics, as they where originally printed, and then providing web enhancements on DDI with 4e conversion notes for them. It could also be a way of drawing in customers who have fallen away. Nostalgia sells.
All they have to do is check out ebay to see what sells at a premium, they should also release stuff that never seen the light of day, there are completists out there that NEED it.
Create a brand , something like: DND Classics, and keep the original cover and internal art. Just add that branding to it, make it clear what edition it plays well with.
BTW, it will never happen.
All they have to do is check out ebay to see what sells at a premium, they should also release stuff that never seen the light of day, there are completists out there that NEED it.
Create a brand , something like: DND Classics, and keep the original cover and internal art. Just add that branding to it, make it clear what edition it plays well with.
BTW, it will never happen.
Retro-clones like Labyrinth Lord and OSRIC exist so that 3rd-party publishers can support the older editions of Dungeons and Dragons. They are still rarely used - because there is simply not enough demand. If it's not profitable for third-party companies, it certainly won't be profitable for Wizards of the Coast.
What you describe as "DND Classic" has already been done electronically - you can buy many pre-4E products on rpgnow.com and drivethrurpg.com. Is there that much difference between printing out an ebook yourself and having Wizards do it for you?
What you describe as "DND Classic" has already been done electronically - you can buy many pre-4E products on rpgnow.com and drivethrurpg.com. Is there that much difference between printing out an ebook yourself and having Wizards do it for you?
Tewligan
First Post
Whaaat? That wouldn't be a hit at all. People would be bitching - and rightly so - about the huge chunks of book that they can't use. Only obsessive collectors and idiots would buy it.
This is the onlye way of preservation of old editions, besides secondary market.
If only the pdfs were better present and doesnt have poor scan issues then it
would be perfect.
Then again, I wouldnt mind anniversay reprints of classic editions.
jdrakeh
Front Range Warlock
They do support all editions of D&D. You can currently purchase pretty much every core book, sourcebook, or adventure module ever published for every edition of D&D from their RPGNow and Paizo store fronts (I know, because I've purchased a few dozen of them).
While I know that some people don't like the electronic format, I think it would be hard not too concede that this level of support is far greater than that which most publishers offer for past editions of their games or that this level of support is better than none at all.
[Edit: Also, while some of the older products scanned are of poor quality, others are just as legible and printable as a PDF generated from electronic source documents.]
Philotomy Jurament
First Post
That would be cool. Instead of the white box OCE (original collectors edition), they could do the white box ACE (anniversary collectors edition). I'd buy it; my original D&D books aren't getting any newer, you know?
Similar Threads
