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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9064038" data-attributes="member: 22779">They tried that.And got absolutely pilloried for it.&nbsp; The whole &quot;WotC hates gamers&quot; meme that's been a constant refrain since about 1998.&nbsp; They really are damned if they do, damned if they don't.If they make changes that aren't rock solid accepted by the community, they hate gamers, are incompetent, don't know what they're doing, etc.&nbsp; If they don't make changes and listen to the community, they are uncreative, boring, only doing it to chase the dollar.&nbsp; They absolutely cannot win this.&nbsp; No matter what, they are doing the wrong thing.So, they pick the route of least resistance.&nbsp; By satisfying 70% with every change, they can stand there and say, &quot;Hey, we tried making changes, the fandom shut it down, so, we listened to the fans.&quot;&nbsp; And the game will never have any real change in it.&nbsp; For all the hoopla about how D&amp;D 5e has shifted over the years, it's not really a huge change from 2014 to 2023.&nbsp; Thus we get an evergreen edition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 9064038, member: 22779"] They tried that. And got absolutely pilloried for it. The whole "WotC hates gamers" meme that's been a constant refrain since about 1998. They really are damned if they do, damned if they don't. If they make changes that aren't rock solid accepted by the community, they hate gamers, are incompetent, don't know what they're doing, etc. If they don't make changes and listen to the community, they are uncreative, boring, only doing it to chase the dollar. They absolutely cannot win this. No matter what, they are doing the wrong thing. So, they pick the route of least resistance. By satisfying 70% with every change, they can stand there and say, "Hey, we tried making changes, the fandom shut it down, so, we listened to the fans." And the game will never have any real change in it. For all the hoopla about how D&D 5e has shifted over the years, it's not really a huge change from 2014 to 2023. Thus we get an evergreen edition. [/QUOTE]

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