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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RFisher" data-source="post: 2896055" data-attributes="member: 3608">I find it very hard to believe that there are very many of us who really know: (A) How a company like Hasbro or one of its subsidiaries decides what products to produce...or (B) Whether it would be profitable.Fully admitting that I don't really know either, I have to say--to no one's surprise--that I think it would be a great idea. (^_^)To my way of thinking, classic D&D should be like Monopoly or Chess. It should be perpetually in-print, doesn't need constant changes, & doesn't need constant expansions. It's a staple.Unfortunately (for me), though, it'd probably mean the RC. The RC is fine, but not (IMHO) the pinnacle of the classic line. & while the original rules would be cool, something more polished would be (again, IMHO) preferable.What I'd love to see would be the (yeah...no suprise here) 1981 Basic & Expert rulebooks combined in a single rule booklet. Put it in a box set with dice, a pad of character sheets, & a compilation of the B & X modules. (But not the In search of adventure compilation.) I'd buy a copy for every 10-12yo I know.I'm sorry--putting aside my rules preferences--I just don't find the 3e or 3.5e substitutes for a basic set as something that would capture a kid's imagination the way the old basic sets did. I don't know why. Maybe because they come across as too boardgame-ish.</blockquote>