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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4765611" data-attributes="member: 2732">This scares me a bit.&nbsp; When Peter and Ryan were managing the brand they did it with care and respect for the player-base.&nbsp; Communication was often, and they had the TSR culture still with the group so they could evolve instead of revolt.&nbsp; This strategy scares me a bit.This strategy is perhaps the biggest mistake.&nbsp; Bands can change their style over the years but good bands, while evolving, keep their roots--you don't see most artists changing from Rock and Roll to Polka or from Classical to Hip-Hop.&nbsp; There is no real reason for D&amp;D for keep changing the rules so much each decade.&nbsp; Hasbro doesn't constantly change their best-selling boardgames, AFAIK Magic: The Gathering still has the standard rules.Unless there is a common tie between editions, continuing to change the game radically every decade will diminish D&amp;D being a common bond between gamers.&nbsp; The Old School 3e / 4e battles will continue and get worse--the player base will fractionize more as more reboots occur, and I believe D&amp;D will begin to lose its identity as the more common question will be &quot;what edition do you play&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 4765611, member: 2732"] This scares me a bit. When Peter and Ryan were managing the brand they did it with care and respect for the player-base. Communication was often, and they had the TSR culture still with the group so they could evolve instead of revolt. This strategy scares me a bit. This strategy is perhaps the biggest mistake. Bands can change their style over the years but good bands, while evolving, keep their roots--you don't see most artists changing from Rock and Roll to Polka or from Classical to Hip-Hop. There is no real reason for D&D for keep changing the rules so much each decade. Hasbro doesn't constantly change their best-selling boardgames, AFAIK Magic: The Gathering still has the standard rules. Unless there is a common tie between editions, continuing to change the game radically every decade will diminish D&D being a common bond between gamers. The Old School 3e / 4e battles will continue and get worse--the player base will fractionize more as more reboots occur, and I believe D&D will begin to lose its identity as the more common question will be "what edition do you play". [/QUOTE]

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