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<blockquote data-quote="Dragon Snack" data-source="post: 3818623" data-attributes="member: 9810">I don't trust the &quot;business side&quot; either.&nbsp; I've spent some time in sales, so I can see some of the tricks...By the same token, don't mistake not saying anything for some grassroots movement FOR 4.0...Only 2 players in my group post regularly on message bards and the other one is a &quot;radib&quot; 4.0 supporter.&nbsp; I'm not convinced, but I can't even post the majority of what my group said when we discussed 4.0 yesterday - every other person in my group is anti-4.0 (far moreso than I am).&nbsp; But they won't complain about it, they just will stop buying D&amp;D books when 4.0 hits.&nbsp; I doubt my group is a rarity.That said, I won't dispute that 4.0 will sell well (and probably be profitable, but will it be profitable enough) and that sales of 3.5 will dry up (kind of hard not to, if nobody is producing anything new).&nbsp; I'll even concede that some of the anti-4.0 people will end up playing (we had an anti-3.5 DM who slurped up that kool-aid as soon as it hit the shelves).But don't think a large group of D&amp;D players will upgrade just because it's the &quot;new&quot; thing.&nbsp; Lots of them will continue to play 3.x without having to worry about the next book of the month...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragon Snack, post: 3818623, member: 9810"] I don't trust the "business side" either. I've spent some time in sales, so I can see some of the tricks... By the same token, don't mistake not saying anything for some grassroots movement FOR 4.0... Only 2 players in my group post regularly on message bards and the other one is a "radib" 4.0 supporter. I'm not convinced, but I can't even post the majority of what my group said when we discussed 4.0 yesterday - every other person in my group is anti-4.0 (far moreso than I am). But they won't complain about it, they just will stop buying D&D books when 4.0 hits. I doubt my group is a rarity. That said, I won't dispute that 4.0 will sell well (and probably be profitable, but will it be profitable [i]enough[/i]) and that sales of 3.5 will dry up (kind of hard not to, if nobody is producing anything new). I'll even concede that some of the anti-4.0 people will end up playing (we had an anti-3.5 DM who slurped up that kool-aid as soon as it hit the shelves). But don't think a large group of D&D players will upgrade just because it's the "new" thing. Lots of them will continue to play 3.x without having to worry about the next book of the month... [/QUOTE]

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