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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5692377" data-attributes="member: 58197">I'm almost positive the answer is &quot;No, there is not that much.&quot; Most of the demand for 3.5E has been swept up by Pathfinder. Like it or not, Wizards has committed itself to 4E. It can go forward to 5E, but back to 3E is no longer a viable option, if it ever was.If (a) were the only problem, I doubt it would be a deal-breaker. However, (b) and (c) are both major issues, and rightfully so. For a bloody object lesson in why intrabrand competition and brand dilution are Bad Things, you need only look at the fate of TSR.As a number of folks have observed, 4E actually presents big problems for computer play due to all the out-of-turn abilities. Still, I think we will see the VTT eventually, and at least some licensed 4E games. (I can't see WotC producing the games itself. That's way, way outside their core competency.)Entirely possible, and in fact I suspect WotC is betting on it. I think they envision a world where they serve the casual market with board games, while using those same board games as an entry point into D&amp;D proper. It's a pretty good vision; I hope it works.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 5692377, member: 58197"] I'm almost positive the answer is "No, there is not that much." Most of the demand for 3.5E has been swept up by Pathfinder. Like it or not, Wizards has committed itself to 4E. It can go forward to 5E, but back to 3E is no longer a viable option, if it ever was. If (a) were the only problem, I doubt it would be a deal-breaker. However, (b) and (c) are both major issues, and rightfully so. For a bloody object lesson in why intrabrand competition and brand dilution are Bad Things, you need only look at the fate of TSR. As a number of folks have observed, 4E actually presents big problems for computer play due to all the out-of-turn abilities. Still, I think we will see the VTT eventually, and at least some licensed 4E games. (I can't see WotC producing the games itself. That's way, way outside their core competency.) Entirely possible, and in fact I suspect WotC is betting on it. I think they envision a world where they serve the casual market with board games, while using those same board games as an entry point into D&D proper. It's a pretty good vision; I hope it works. [/QUOTE]

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