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<blockquote data-quote="Jer" data-source="post: 8545968" data-attributes="member: 19857"><p>This is where Wizards marketing will matter more than the actual changes. Will they be promoting this like a new edition or will it be more of a "this is the same game, we're just doing a special book with new art for our anniversary and we're incorporating some errata and some changes in presentation along with it". Selling the changes to races as "changes in presentation" is part of this - you can still use the PHB races alongside the new ones without mechanical issues. If all of their changes are like that, it'll be easier to sell it as "same game, new presentation".</p><p></p><p>I personally suspect that at this point its actually in Wizards best interest to try to not have this be perceived as a "new edition". Where previously new editions came about when sales were low on core books and the rationale for a new edition was as much economic on the company's part as it was to update the game, Wizards is right now riding an all-time high on their core book sales. Killing that goose with a new edition is a bad idea, and I suspect they know it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jer, post: 8545968, member: 19857"] This is where Wizards marketing will matter more than the actual changes. Will they be promoting this like a new edition or will it be more of a "this is the same game, we're just doing a special book with new art for our anniversary and we're incorporating some errata and some changes in presentation along with it". Selling the changes to races as "changes in presentation" is part of this - you can still use the PHB races alongside the new ones without mechanical issues. If all of their changes are like that, it'll be easier to sell it as "same game, new presentation". I personally suspect that at this point its actually in Wizards best interest to try to not have this be perceived as a "new edition". Where previously new editions came about when sales were low on core books and the rationale for a new edition was as much economic on the company's part as it was to update the game, Wizards is right now riding an all-time high on their core book sales. Killing that goose with a new edition is a bad idea, and I suspect they know it. [/QUOTE]
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