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<blockquote data-quote="ShinHakkaider" data-source="post: 5790565" data-attributes="member: 9213"><p>If it fails they will probably mothball D&D for a few years. </p><p></p><p>I really dont see a good way out of this for WOTC. If they lean to much toward the past they lose the players that hate the past editions. If they lean to much toward 4E things are pretty much going to remain the same as they are right now which kind of defeats the purpose of a new edition to begin with. </p><p></p><p>I suspect that upon initial release everyone will be touting that it's the best thing since..well...fourth edition. People will gush all over it. Everyone will be playing it and badmouthing 4E and Pathfinder at the same time. Then about a year in when the new car smell drops off of it we'll see how well the game is able to sustain itself. It will be a success if in 2-3 years a lot of people (not just the diehards) will still be crazy about it. If die hards from OTHER systems fall in love with it? Especially the OSR and Pathfinder fans? Then they'll really have nothing to worry about.</p><p></p><p>If they fail I honestly have no idea where they should go from there. I'm not invested in them as a company or a brand much anymore. If they fell off of the face of the earth tomorrow it wouldn't effect me or my games in the least.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShinHakkaider, post: 5790565, member: 9213"] If it fails they will probably mothball D&D for a few years. I really dont see a good way out of this for WOTC. If they lean to much toward the past they lose the players that hate the past editions. If they lean to much toward 4E things are pretty much going to remain the same as they are right now which kind of defeats the purpose of a new edition to begin with. I suspect that upon initial release everyone will be touting that it's the best thing since..well...fourth edition. People will gush all over it. Everyone will be playing it and badmouthing 4E and Pathfinder at the same time. Then about a year in when the new car smell drops off of it we'll see how well the game is able to sustain itself. It will be a success if in 2-3 years a lot of people (not just the diehards) will still be crazy about it. If die hards from OTHER systems fall in love with it? Especially the OSR and Pathfinder fans? Then they'll really have nothing to worry about. If they fail I honestly have no idea where they should go from there. I'm not invested in them as a company or a brand much anymore. If they fell off of the face of the earth tomorrow it wouldn't effect me or my games in the least. [/QUOTE]
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