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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4923499" data-attributes="member: 19675">First, we have to stop using the word &quot;better&quot; in this context.&nbsp; Your &quot;better&quot; is someone else's &quot;different&quot; and another's &quot;ruined.&quot;&nbsp; Its so subjective that it presents a barrier to communication...just like it did in the 4Ed rollout.Second, while an RPG doesn't have an expy date, there are items with long shelf lives and those that get upgraded within the product's lifespan.Look at game consoles: people are complaining about the new slim Playstation 3&amp; its pricing vs the older version of the same console; people are complaining about new vs old Wii controls; people are complaining about rising X-Box failure (and re-failure) rates.And the companies are saying nothing.&nbsp; Not in their ads, at least.Apple, at one point, glutted its market with several new product releases a year- some of which made releases as little as 6 months old obsolete.Again, Apple said nothing.Heck- I can't even think of another RPG revision release that involved a badmouthing of a previous edition.&nbsp; Ditto wargames and boardgames.The version of Acquire I have is different from the one my buddy's dad had...and different from the one my buddy owns.&nbsp; New editions of Risk and Stratego have popped up, but no ad info- other than what IP inspired the change- regards the changes to the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4923499, member: 19675"] First, we have to stop using the word "better" in this context. Your "better" is someone else's "different" and another's "ruined." Its so subjective that it presents a barrier to communication...just like it did in the 4Ed rollout. Second, while an RPG doesn't have an expy date, there are items with long shelf lives and those that get upgraded within the product's lifespan. Look at game consoles: people are complaining about the new slim Playstation 3& its pricing vs the older version of the same console; people are complaining about new vs old Wii controls; people are complaining about rising X-Box failure (and re-failure) rates. And the companies are saying[I] nothing.[/I] Not in their ads, at least. Apple, at one point, glutted its market with several new product releases a year- some of which made releases as little as 6 months old obsolete. Again, Apple said nothing. Heck- I can't even think of another RPG revision release that involved a badmouthing of a previous edition. Ditto wargames and boardgames. The version of Acquire I have is different from the one my buddy's dad had...and different from the one my buddy owns. New editions of Risk and Stratego have popped up, but no ad info- other than what IP inspired the change- regards the changes to the game. [/QUOTE]

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