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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Balesir" data-source="post: 5894353" data-attributes="member: 27160">Yeah, that points to a core issue with RPGs as a market. Once you have a game you are genuinely happy with, you never need to buy another product again!Even so, I think keeping old editions available, preferably with close to zero marginal cost (i.e. for download), alongside generating new stuff that adds onto a reasonably stable core game or games, would work best.Well, as you say, I think that's one heck of an "if" - but if there are folks out there enough to support this strategy then I have no issue with them pursuing it at all.Personally, my position right now is that I barely ran D&D from the early '80s to somewhat after the start of 4e. In 4e I have found a system I find engaging and useful for a particular style of game (that I enjoy, and so, apparently, do a sizeable group of my old gaming friends). I have all the 4e books I need and the offline versions of the CB and MB on both my PCs. If I like DDN for some game style, I'll buy into it, too - but if I don't I'll stick with 4e only. If the scenario starts to resemble the "editions for editions sake" that you describe, I'll just drop back out of D&D, keeping my 4e books and software.As a result of all this I don't really have any big stake in the strategy WotC choose either way. I just think their approach to IP management is outdated and unsuited to the world after the "third industrial revolution". As a result I think the modern market will leave them behind.</blockquote>

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