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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 3114323" data-attributes="member: 94">I remember being very, very resistant to 3e-- hostile, in fact. (Hostile, in fact, to Peter Adkison's face.)I guess it would be an understatement to say that I was wrong. I am frequently in awe at the skill and expertise with which 3e was (re)designed.I'm just talking out of my ass, of course, but I could definitely see a 4th edition "Core" that is focused on the "classic" D&D play of levels 1-10; an Advanced ruleset for levels 11-20 with a wholly different playstyle, when the PCs outgrow the (powerful, proven, and popular) dungeons; and then perhaps an Epic ruleset that is focused on even higher level play. (You could play with the levels as I have outlined them a little bit and push the numbers around.)I think everyone wins in that scenario. I'd like to reiterate that I am talking completely out of my ass: I look at the game now, I think about "the sweet spot," what I like and don't like; I think about growing the player base-- and I mean beyond, "I can't wait to teach my kids D&D..."; I think about some of Monte's insights ("Save or Die" essay sparked a lot in me), I look at the potential rise in Mearls' influence; I think about making the game "widely accessible" and "wildly popular," and of course I think about Hasbro's bottom line.When I put all that together, I see a vision of 4e that I'm not resistant or hostile to. For the record, I don't think 4e is going to deviate wildly from 3e in terms of design (it can't, really). And I think it will be Open Content, and that there will be no more free rides on the d20 STL.</blockquote>

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