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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 4916645" data-attributes="member: 8835">I would say first that WotC making another edition of the game sooner (4.5 or 5e) would WORSEN the chances of me switching.It's about stability of the edition, versus WotC grubbing for my money by revving the baseline of books.I got 10 years out of my 2E books, and it had a 12 year run.  When Player's option came out, I'd had about 5 years on 2e, before 2.5e effectively.Compare that to a 3 year run for 3e until 3.5 (exact duration may not be precise).Then 4e came out.  That's a fast turn-cycle for me and my friends. Especially as a $90 investment (PH, DMG, MM)Especially when the game isn't broken.  2e worked just fine for us.  So did 2.5.  So did 3e, and then 3.5e.  Why am I upgrading?  I don't use published settings or adventures.  At most I use the core rules and the rules expansions.  In 2x, I owned EVERY supplement that wasn't setting oriented.  In 3x, I cut that down to just supplements related to what I was playing a PC for.  In 3.5, I'm just playing core rules.If WotC died, I'd not need to buy another product.  I'm good to go.If enough time passes, and Wotc isn't revving constantly, when 5e comes out, I might consider it.  Much as many 1e players skipped 2e, and then bought into 3e.The other variable about this is the availability of gaming tools.  As long as I can get tools that support 3.5, I don't need to upgrade.</blockquote>