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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5264705" data-attributes="member: 177">Really?I would presume the big word "ESSENTIALS" on the cover would probably be a clue.New players don't have 4e materials.  They aren't going to care if it matches 4e rules or not.  Only older players care about that.There are several possible reasons.  We can only speculate, but a few examples:1) Because the design they went to market with met their primary needs.  Catching up some of the spillage may be a secondary priority, so they did it later.2) Because they know more now than they did then.  Apparently, they can (*gasp*) learn!  Who'd have thought it?3) They had these ideas all the time, but had to pick and choose because each book must be of finite size.The list goes on.This is a weak criticism.  As a practical matter, it is unavoidable truth that there will be some mistakes - perfection is not available.  Given that, you would prefer that they made no attempt at all to correct for mistakes?  I will entertain a slightly cynical suggestion - many of the fans/customers are probably alienating themselves.  The internet is loaded with people who are just waiting for a reason to be offended.  If WotC makes any change, they'll alienate someone.  If they make no changes, they'll alienate someone. The community discussion is full of rumor and unfounded assertions.  Don't believe everything you hear.We don't have enough information to make such a statement.  We don't know, for example, that WotC expected to be reprinting at this time, do we?  No?  Then there may be no plans to reprint because everything's already going to plan! #1 rule of business - relying on past success as a guarantee of future success is *stupid*.  It may easily be that 4e was wildly successful, but WotC knows that it has largely saturated the market with 4e, so that it needs something else to continue revenue flow.</blockquote>

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