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<blockquote data-quote="DaveMage" data-source="post: 7736701" data-attributes="member: 10447">That will be interesting to watch.&nbsp; The AD&amp;D 1E to 2E switch didn't bother me at the time since I probably had a total of 20 or so 1E products accumulated over 8 years (so I didn't see it as a big deal).&nbsp; The 2E to 3E switch was needed for me personally because late 2E killed my group (stupid kits like Bladesinger made things very bad).&nbsp; The switch to 3.5 - even though it was a polished 3E - was annoying at first (and I'm still bitter that it killed off some 3PP support), but eventually I really loved the changes.&nbsp; Pathfinder polished those changes even more, and was able to thrive in the D&amp;D 4E world.&nbsp; However, the 3.x core is the engine I have enjoyed now for 18 years.&nbsp; If they deviate too much from that core engine, they very well could find themselves without a healthy fan base.&nbsp; D&amp;D 5E is a really solid game so they are going to have to create something special to keep players from going back to D&amp;D.&nbsp; (And by &quot;going back&quot; I mean buying product, not simply playing the game since one can play both easily.)One thing that they are doing which is wise is keeping the setting intact so all their setting books will still be valid (at least the flavor will, if not the crunch).&nbsp; When WotC did that for the 2E to 3E switch it made the transition easier.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DaveMage, post: 7736701, member: 10447"] That will be interesting to watch. The AD&D 1E to 2E switch didn't bother me at the time since I probably had a total of 20 or so 1E products accumulated over 8 years (so I didn't see it as a big deal). The 2E to 3E switch was needed for me personally because late 2E killed my group (stupid kits like Bladesinger made things very bad). The switch to 3.5 - even though it was a polished 3E - was annoying at first (and I'm still bitter that it killed off some 3PP support), but eventually I really loved the changes. Pathfinder polished those changes even more, and was able to thrive in the D&D 4E world. However, the 3.x core is the engine I have enjoyed now for 18 years. If they deviate too much from that core engine, they very well could find themselves without a healthy fan base. D&D 5E is a really solid game so they are going to have to create something special to keep players from going back to D&D. (And by "going back" I mean buying product, not simply playing the game since one can play both easily.) One thing that they are doing which is wise is keeping the setting intact so all their setting books will still be valid (at least the flavor will, if not the crunch). When WotC did that for the 2E to 3E switch it made the transition easier. [/QUOTE]

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