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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5323774" data-attributes="member: 59082">Yes, the problem is simple but the solution is rather difficult, especially when you have hordes of nerds ready to explode with rage if you make a wrong move! <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />My sense is that there is no one cureall, whether DDI, collectible cards (haven't heard that idea before - is there any truth to that?), or any other gimmick. As I've said, I think&nbsp; re-boot on some level is inevitable; or rather, multiple re-boots, both relatively small (2E black books, 3.5, Essentials) and large (3E and 4E).3E came out in 2000, with 3.5 in 2003, then 4E in 2008. That's three years between a large re-boot and a small re-boot, and then five years between a small and a large re-boot. Now we have 4E in 2008 and Essentials in 2010 - with about two and a half years between a large and a small re-boot. This would imply that the next large re-boot would be a bit sooner than last time, maybe 2014 or early 2015. In other words:If: 3E --&gt; 3.5E = 3 years; and 3.5 --&gt; = 5 yearsand if:4E --&gt; Essentials = 2.5 yearsthen:Essentials ---&gt; 5E = 4 years?Who the fxxx knows!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 5323774, member: 59082"] Yes, the problem is simple but the solution is rather difficult, especially when you have hordes of nerds ready to explode with rage if you make a wrong move! :lol: My sense is that there is no one cureall, whether DDI, collectible cards (haven't heard that idea before - is there any truth to that?), or any other gimmick. As I've said, I think re-boot on some level is inevitable; or rather, multiple re-boots, both relatively small (2E black books, 3.5, Essentials) and large (3E and 4E). 3E came out in 2000, with 3.5 in 2003, then 4E in 2008. That's three years between a large re-boot and a small re-boot, and then five years between a small and a large re-boot. Now we have 4E in 2008 and Essentials in 2010 - with about two and a half years between a large and a small re-boot. This would imply that the next large re-boot would be a bit sooner than last time, maybe 2014 or early 2015. In other words: If: 3E --> 3.5E = 3 years; and 3.5 --> = 5 years and if: 4E --> Essentials = 2.5 years then: Essentials ---> 5E = 4 years? Who the fxxx knows!!! [/QUOTE]

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