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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 4680244" data-attributes="member: 11821">Of course the designers were being sly about the new edition.  Much like in the world of technology, tipping your hand early can completely kill business.  I don't blame Apple when they don't tell me about the new iPod before it's ready, and I don't blame WotC when they keep their cards to their vest until <1 year before release.What's more, I would find it hard to believe that a single 3pp would have wanted WotC to announce the development of 4e all the way back in 2005 or what-have-you.  Really, there is an entire (small, but actual) industry for publishing D&D-compatible products - and that industry was still doing decently well back in 2005.So here's what a 3-year early announcement would have gotten us and WotC:* More time for their competitors to put out a competing Pathfinderesque product* Less development and playtest time for the new edition of D&D* 3pp's hemhorraging money as the entire d20 market starts to tank many years early* Fewer sales and less revenue for WotC on its d20 books, leading to less income, leading to even less development and playtest timeEven as a customer, I'd be less than thrilled about these.  I also don't live in a rose-tinted world where every corporate decision is thought to be public knowledge......and going back many pages...So if I thought 3.0 was the cat's pajamas, and then later loved 3.5's changes, and even later yet enjoyed 4e, that clearly makes me a blind defender because I like different things at different points in time for potentially different reasons.Got it.  From here on out, I will never admit I was wrong, change my thinking about anything, or issue a statement that I like something in fear that my tastes will change later.  My tastes and preferences are officially frozen in time as of now.-O</blockquote>

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