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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9431500" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I actually have some empathy for them trying to come up with a label.&nbsp; They are retaining a fair amount of backward compatibility of rules.&nbsp; You'll be able to use old modules, anything that hasn't been directly replaced will still be usable.&nbsp; To be much more backwards compatible there wouldn't be any changes to the rules that wouldn't have been considered errata in past versions.&nbsp; Some people still would have complained about even that.&nbsp; So they're stuck.&nbsp; They can't ignore the 5E label, but they need to make it clear that things have changed for grandma who's picking up the game for little Timmy.&nbsp; There's really no reason to stick with the &quot;.5&quot; label that was used once over the course of the 50 years of D&amp;D.&nbsp; It's certainly not anything near the compatibility breaking changes of 2E to 3E to 4E to 5E (or PF 1E to PF 2E for that matter).&nbsp; It's largely the same game with a new coat of paint and a few upgrades under the hood akin to the changing model year of cars.But trying to make this label change &quot;nefarious&quot;, &quot;lazy&quot;, &quot;misleading&quot; or any other pejorative people can think of just doesn't hold any weight for me.&nbsp; They had to make a decision and there wasn't a great option. There were basically two options.&nbsp; The vast majority of people don't know or care about 3 and 3.5 and don't understand how software revisions are labeled.&nbsp; Putting 2024 Revised edition on the label is clearer for new customers.Put 5.5 on the label and the casual customer that you want because that's how the hobby stays healthy is potentially confused.&nbsp; Is this just an add-on? Is this just an add-on to 5th edition and if so, where do I get that version?&nbsp; Last, but not least, it keeps things open for potential revisions that are on a similar scale so someday we may have the 2034 Revised Edition label.&nbsp; I think the 5E label was needed because it was such a clear break from 4E.&nbsp; But for this revision?&nbsp; It's as good as anything else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9431500, member: 6801845"] I actually have some empathy for them trying to come up with a label. They are retaining a fair amount of backward compatibility of rules. You'll be able to use old modules, anything that hasn't been directly replaced will still be usable. To be much more backwards compatible there wouldn't be any changes to the rules that wouldn't have been considered errata in past versions. Some people still would have complained about even that. So they're stuck. They can't ignore the 5E label, but they need to make it clear that things have changed for grandma who's picking up the game for little Timmy. There's really no reason to stick with the ".5" label that was used once over the course of the 50 years of D&D. It's certainly not anything near the compatibility breaking changes of 2E to 3E to 4E to 5E (or PF 1E to PF 2E for that matter). It's largely the same game with a new coat of paint and a few upgrades under the hood akin to the changing model year of cars. But trying to make this label change "nefarious", "lazy", "misleading" or any other pejorative people can think of just doesn't hold any weight for me. They had to make a decision and there wasn't a great option. There were basically two options. The vast majority of people don't know or care about 3 and 3.5 and don't understand how software revisions are labeled. Putting 2024 Revised edition on the label is clearer for new customers. Put 5.5 on the label and the casual customer that you want because that's how the hobby stays healthy is potentially confused. Is this just an add-on? Is this just an add-on to 5th edition and if so, where do I get that version? Last, but not least, it keeps things open for potential revisions that are on a similar scale so someday we may have the 2034 Revised Edition label. I think the 5E label was needed because it was such a clear break from 4E. But for this revision? It's as good as anything else. [/QUOTE]

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