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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6212735" data-attributes="member: 7006">I would not expect a Basic box set as an early release.  We've already seen with both the Keep on the Shadowfell "4E preview" module and with the Essentials Red Box what happens when you publish products prior to the rules being 100% locked.  It is not pretty.WotC should not release any product until the playtesting is truly and genuinely over, and the rules are 100% locked down and unchanging.  Then and only then should any idea of a "basic game" be put out, and it most definitely should be designed with the assumption that a character created with it could be upgraded into a Standard character should the need arise.A basic set published prior to a 100% lock will result in rules in that set that will not be able to be updated to a Standard game, thus rendering the basic set fairly useless.  Hopefully they have learned their lesson and do not treat a basic set as a "preview" game, but rather just another publishing method for the actual game.In regards to when... I don't think they should rush to GenCon either.  Save it for Christmas 2014 if not 2015.  Because if they really knew what was good for them... not only would they release the 3 main books and a Basic edition book or boxed set at the same time... they'd also have their D&D Insider online builders (character, monster, and maybe adventure) up and running on Day 1 of release.  That way you buy the books, and immediately join DDI to start building things for your game straight away.</blockquote>

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