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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nute" data-source="post: 1009939" data-attributes="member: 10607">Not quite. Once the 3.5 books hit the shelves this Friday, not many places will still be selling the 3rd Edition books. I don't know if WotC is doing inventory buybacks like some fields do with new editions, but within a few months, the 3.5 core books will have replaced their predecessors on the shelves. The new gamer will be buying 3.5 by default - it's what's out there. The experienced gamer (meaning all of us here, naturally) only needs to buy it if we WANT to. We've all got the 3rd Edition stuff, we'll have the SRD available if we absolutely NEED to refer to it for new stuff coming out, there is no iron-clad fist forcing us to buy 3.5 if we don't want to.The gamers that frequent ENWorld, the cons, that analyze the precise minutae of "racial and class equalities from 3.0 to 3.5" are a minority. A vocal one, yes, but a minority when it comes to the market share. And as every business does (including your FLGS), WotC must and should look at the majority market share first, then consider the minority. Will 3.5 be harder for a new gamer picking up the book to understand than 3rd Edition? I don't think so. From everything I've seen, it's more streamlined and intuitive. YMMV. Are WotC interested in making a profit? Yes, they'd be idiots if they didn't. Is that their SOLE motivation, as some folks would claim? Highly doubtful. The new versions obviously had a lot of man-hours go into designing and researching them, and while they will cause a marked upswing in sales (because of the prevailing "must buy new stuff!" mindset in the consumer, even more prevalent among gamers), I cannot believe that's the only reason.My own personal opinion is that the gamers who refuse to purchase or use the new editions are welcome to do so, and I'll bet that they'll enjoy their gaming sessions as much as those of us moving seamlessly into the new rules. Just as there are still holdovers that stick to the AD&D ruleset, there'll be holdovers that stick to the 3.0 rules, and to 3.5 when the 4th Edition (D&D Unlimited? Revised? Ice Age?) comes out. But really. It won't ruin the game, any more than the complete change that 3rd Edition brought "ruined the game". Emiricol said...Son, a 'troll' would be if I just threw out "All of you grognards are stupid for refusing to move forward with the times!" to see your reactions. Don't confuse post count with intelligence, gaming experience, or worth of opinions. Not every post you disagree with or may have seen more poorly-worded elsewhere is a troll. ~M.</blockquote>

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