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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CharlesRyan" data-source="post: 3780909" data-attributes="member: 5265">I think you've answered your own post here. D&D is constantly evolving, and for 34 years TSR and WotC have struggled with how to support and reflect that evolution in a manner palatable to all stakeholders.By scheduling a regular title that creates an overt expectation of expansions/updates/improvements to the core rules, WotC has created a platform that supports the game's evolution within the expectations of players, licensees, and the supply chain. It gives them a way to make small, incremental course corrections to the game, avoid disruptive X.5 editions, and maybe even curb rules bloat.I reject the notion that no revision would be needed (or no evolution would occur) if the core books were only done right the first time. Perfect design is a moving target; what's ideal today won't be tomorrow. The game will evolve, so some sort of system will occur to match that evolution. Better one planned from the get-go than an ad-hoc addition later.So I think it's a brilliant idea. I don't for a minute think it's a cheesy marketing ploy, and I certainly don't think "Hasbro made them do it" (because that ain't how it works, and, frankly, the WotC team managing D&D is much more in tune to successful ideas for growing the game than the people who are busy running the entire Hasbro operation.)</blockquote>