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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 8924086" data-attributes="member: 42040"><p>With 5E being in the Creative Commons, I don't know how much value a 5E-compatible system will have to Hasbro/WotC. They can't touch VTTs or online tools either, decreasing the need for DND Beyond and its Unreal Engine VTT. So unless 6E is VASTLY different, I doubt it can pull away enough existing fans to justify its existence.</p><p>I'm not looking at this only as the middle-aged grognard who spends too much time thinking about D&D I am. I'm also considering my table of a half dozen teenaged players who just got their start with 5E. One of them got her first PHB for Christmas. All of them are still learning the rules. </p><p>What motivation is there for this new group to switch, to spend limited income on something that's "basically the same?" </p><p>WotC have painted themselves into a corner: it can't be too similar or too different. </p><p>More than likely, I think they're preparing to sell it or spin it off. I don't really expect to see 6E/OneD&D at this point. </p><p>The best way to achieve the goal of a legacy product that has been around since 5E was created was probably to put it in the Creative Commons, where no future business changes can impact it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 8924086, member: 42040"] With 5E being in the Creative Commons, I don't know how much value a 5E-compatible system will have to Hasbro/WotC. They can't touch VTTs or online tools either, decreasing the need for DND Beyond and its Unreal Engine VTT. So unless 6E is VASTLY different, I doubt it can pull away enough existing fans to justify its existence. I'm not looking at this only as the middle-aged grognard who spends too much time thinking about D&D I am. I'm also considering my table of a half dozen teenaged players who just got their start with 5E. One of them got her first PHB for Christmas. All of them are still learning the rules. What motivation is there for this new group to switch, to spend limited income on something that's "basically the same?" WotC have painted themselves into a corner: it can't be too similar or too different. More than likely, I think they're preparing to sell it or spin it off. I don't really expect to see 6E/OneD&D at this point. The best way to achieve the goal of a legacy product that has been around since 5E was created was probably to put it in the Creative Commons, where no future business changes can impact it. [/QUOTE]
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