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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 9611958" data-attributes="member: 4348">Well, Coke rules the roost of soft drinks, but I'll take a Mountain Dew over a Coke anyday of the week.I'll take a Gatorade over a Powerade any hour of the day.I'll take a Mug Rootbeer (or just about any Rootbeer, Barq's is a really bad tasting rootbeer) over Barq's just about anytime.And Coke better watch it's six, cause it's not Pepsi they'll see coming up behind it, but Dr. Pepper!I'd say Coke isn't D&amp;D, it's MtG.&nbsp; D&amp;D is Coke's attempt to fight off Mountain Dew, it's come up with variation after variation (surge, Vault, Mello Yellow) but it just can't match up to the Dew no matter how many editions it comes up with (what could that one be though...well...in today's time...I guess it would be the good old Video Game...may have come later, but it's still bigger as an industry than D&amp;D).&nbsp; Perhaps if they had kept their original Edition (with the Cocaine in it, though that's a little illegal today, just like TSR AD&amp;D has some interesting facets some may not be comfortable with in modern times) they would be kicking the rear end of the Video game industry, but then again, those Video games are pretty big today.&nbsp; Just like Cocaine Coke, TSR D&amp;D is no longer really promoted nor pushed by those companies that originally made them for various reasons, and without that promotion...well...the interest in their current offerings is far higher.&nbsp; As long as we are going with comparisons.&nbsp; Coca-Cola is probably closer to it's 80s formula today than 5e.5 is to TSR D&amp;D, much less TSR AD&amp;D 1e, and even less than with OD&amp;D.If Coca-cola was like TSR, we'd have a new Coke (and new version of Coca-cola) every 10 or so years, with them disparaging the old version of Coke in hopes that the new version will displace it.&nbsp; Even with the Anniversary edition of 5e, it would be Coke tweaking the formula once again, rather than sticking to the old tried and true version.Of course, part of that is while you consume a Coke and then would need to buy another if you want to drink it again, once you buy the books of D&amp;D you have them for life...or at least until they fall apart and are unusable.&nbsp; While one is the spring which renews continually, the other is the spring that will die out unless you find some way to rejuvenate it back into life (such as with new revision or edition).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 9611958, member: 4348"] Well, Coke rules the roost of soft drinks, but I'll take a Mountain Dew over a Coke anyday of the week. I'll take a Gatorade over a Powerade any hour of the day. I'll take a Mug Rootbeer (or just about any Rootbeer, Barq's is a really bad tasting rootbeer) over Barq's just about anytime. And Coke better watch it's six, cause it's not Pepsi they'll see coming up behind it, but Dr. Pepper! I'd say Coke isn't D&D, it's MtG. D&D is Coke's attempt to fight off Mountain Dew, it's come up with variation after variation (surge, Vault, Mello Yellow) but it just can't match up to the Dew no matter how many editions it comes up with (what could that one be though...well...in today's time...I guess it would be the good old Video Game...may have come later, but it's still bigger as an industry than D&D). Perhaps if they had kept their original Edition (with the Cocaine in it, though that's a little illegal today, just like TSR AD&D has some interesting facets some may not be comfortable with in modern times) they would be kicking the rear end of the Video game industry, but then again, those Video games are pretty big today. Just like Cocaine Coke, TSR D&D is no longer really promoted nor pushed by those companies that originally made them for various reasons, and without that promotion...well...the interest in their current offerings is far higher. As long as we are going with comparisons. Coca-Cola is probably closer to it's 80s formula today than 5e.5 is to TSR D&D, much less TSR AD&D 1e, and even less than with OD&D. If Coca-cola was like TSR, we'd have a new Coke (and new version of Coca-cola) every 10 or so years, with them disparaging the old version of Coke in hopes that the new version will displace it. Even with the Anniversary edition of 5e, it would be Coke tweaking the formula once again, rather than sticking to the old tried and true version. Of course, part of that is while you consume a Coke and then would need to buy another if you want to drink it again, once you buy the books of D&D you have them for life...or at least until they fall apart and are unusable. While one is the spring which renews continually, the other is the spring that will die out unless you find some way to rejuvenate it back into life (such as with new revision or edition). [/QUOTE]

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