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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8122626" data-attributes="member: 11760">You can't patch a book, you can only replace it. And trying to do a partial update, as was done with 3E and 4E, is incredibly divisive and infuriates existing users, who feel compelled to get what they might view as a minor update (if they're happy with the system as is) or insufficient (if they want bigger changes).The only way to substantially update an RPG is with a new edition.And if you think corporations screw up roleplaying games, you really need to read the Art & Arcana history of D&D (you can get it from the library if you don't want to put money in Hasbro's pocket). TSR going out of business isn't the surprise -- it's that it managed to hang on as long as is did, as even from the beginning, they essentially were lighting piles of money on fire and were run based on the whim of the moment. You don't have to like the current direction of D&D, but at least there's a clear plan now. And, based on the game's success in this edition, it seems to be a good one.</blockquote>