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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 9064007" data-attributes="member: 12731">Things only ever change when WotC no longer can milk any given edition.3rd Edition was a major change (and improvement), but it only happened once AD&D had run its course.But in 2004, we were still many years away from WotC needing to admit the flaws in the d20 system, so we got 3.5 that claimed to fix everything while actually fixing nothing fundamental.Only after driving the franchise into the ground financially did the desperation reach the level where creators got the creative freedom to actually question d20's fundamental design decisions, and start making real improvements.That's how we got 5E as I see it.It is clearly far too early to expect WotC to feel the need for true innovation. Perhaps five years from now... at the earliest.All WotC intends to do from now til release fall '24 is to try to convince us 6E changes everything while still making sure nothing important actually changes. There will be changes yes, but the main reason isn't to actually fix something. It's to have something to point to if anyone complains nothing is really changed. "Look, this class gets three doodahs instead of two, and that class gets its stuff at level three instead of two. That's totally a new edition, complete with actual changes! Go buy it now, because even though the old one is technically compatible you know you'll be missing out if you don't get the totally-changed-and-not-at-all-the-same 6E!"</blockquote>

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