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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveC" data-source="post: 3849432" data-attributes="member: 9053">I'd say "yes and no" to this one. One of the reasons that WotC is in the position they're in is because they put out good products. I haven't seen 4th Edition (obviously) but I have faith in the designers who are working on it. That faith is entirely due to their track record of past performance. They do work hard for our money, as is evidenced (to me) by Star Wars Saga Edition. I think that's an absolutely amazing book that takes the core D20 mechanic is some great directions. Add the Tome of Battle to that, which I also like, and I think I will really like the a lot of what  is in 4E.I don't like everything about the game that I've heard so far (Warlock, I'm looking at you!) but that won't keep me from picking up the core books. If I don't like the new edition, there are plenty of other games out there for me to play, and the secondary market for the game will likely be very strong with the initial surge of interest. Will I stay with 3X in that case? For a short time, sure, but by then I expect there will be products that are in line with what I really like.That's the tricky part: WotC is on top right now, but that position makes them market to a much broader audience than a smaller company has to. As a result, they have less "flavor" to their products, but they're not exactly organic soap recipes either.--Steve</blockquote>