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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TerraDave" data-source="post: 5238219" data-attributes="member: 22260">I think my point all along is that they are bending the edition in a new direction, or maybe branching it into new direction(s). Nomenclature will be easier when we know more about what is happening. But, I will still play Asmodeus' advocate....Nobody made you buy the 3.5 books. You bought those books to stay current. Even then, you could pull down a compilation of changes someone made on the interwebs. You bought them because it was easier to just have the books, and hopefully you thought they where better. With all the erata out there, the easiest way to stay current will be to get the Rules Cyclopedia and keep a DDI subscription. Don't need to, but its probably more convienient. If your a DM, and want current monster math, you basically do need the Monster Vault, and that is pretty darn close to Monster Manual 4.5. Similarly, the new DM Screen will probably have corrected math, and be a 4.5 screen. If you are a player...remember, in 3e we didn't have DDI...you may never need to buy a book again. Even with a 4.5 PHB, you wouldn't. And arguably, you already have what is essentially a 4.5 PHB through your DDI subscription. This makes comparisons harder. But if you want to access to the latest thinking on the core classes and races in print form...then again, essentials is the way to go.</blockquote>