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<blockquote data-quote="Gadget" data-source="post: 8546184" data-attributes="member: 23716">I think referring to the upcoming release in the OP as &quot;6th&quot; Edition is a bit premature.&nbsp; It may just be corporate marketing speak, but WOTC has made great pains to emphasize how compatible this release will be, and refers to it as the Anniversary Edition, iirc.&nbsp; I know the OP likens it to the 3.0 to 3.5 release, so why not refer to it as 5.5 or the AE edition?&nbsp; Also, I might be mistaken, but I think the third party market is quite different now than it was in 3.x, is it not?&nbsp; Back then, most books were still print published and shipped out to brick and mortar stores to sell (though online ordering was a thing, a I think there may have been some print on demand). Whereas, now it seems to be mainly a digital market place with only the major players doing print releases. Hasn't WOTC made it more advantageous to launch through their own digital store? I don't see nearly the d20 glut in the marketplace now compared to 2003.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gadget, post: 8546184, member: 23716"] I think referring to the upcoming release in the OP as "6th" Edition is a bit premature. It may just be corporate marketing speak, but WOTC has made great pains to emphasize how compatible this release will be, and refers to it as the Anniversary Edition, iirc. I know the OP likens it to the 3.0 to 3.5 release, so why not refer to it as 5.5 or the AE edition? Also, I might be mistaken, but I think the third party market is quite different now than it was in 3.x, is it not? Back then, most books were still print published and shipped out to brick and mortar stores to sell (though online ordering was a thing, a I think there may have been [I]some[/I] print on demand). Whereas, now it seems to be mainly a digital market place with only the major players doing print releases. Hasn't WOTC made it more advantageous to launch through their own digital store? I don't see nearly the d20 glut in the marketplace now compared to 2003. [/QUOTE]

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