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<blockquote data-quote="WheresMyD20" data-source="post: 5694178" data-attributes="member: 60772"><p>I think that avoiding brand confusion is one of the primary reasons for only having one edition at a time. If there are two or more incompatible games called "Dungeons & Dragons" on the market at one time it can make it difficult for new or casual players to identify the products they actually need.</p><p></p><p>Back when 4e Essentials was released, WotC said that it was difficult for new players to figure out which product to buy next - and that's with only one version of the game on sale. Imagine if they had to wade through all the 3.5 books as well as the 4e books!</p><p></p><p>WotC also mentioned back around the 4e Essentials release that store employees at big chain stores were confused and had a hard time helping customers pick out which D&D books to buy. Having both 3.5 and 4e available would only compound that confusion.</p><p></p><p>Back in the 80s when D&D and AD&D were on the market at the same time, product confusion was mitigated to some degree by the fact that the games were somewhat compatible. It was fairly easy to use an AD&D book with D&D and vice-versa. This wouldn't be the case with 3.5e and 4e on sale at the same time.</p><p></p><p>The only way I can see having two very different editions on sale at the same time is if one of them gave up the "Dungeons & Dragons" brand name. Something along the lines of taking 1e + the Greyhawk setting and releasing them together in one core rulebook and calling it "Greyhawk Adventures RPG" with no mention of the D&D brand name at all... or maybe just a small advertising blurb on the back cover that said something like "Rules based on the classic AD&D game system!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WheresMyD20, post: 5694178, member: 60772"] I think that avoiding brand confusion is one of the primary reasons for only having one edition at a time. If there are two or more incompatible games called "Dungeons & Dragons" on the market at one time it can make it difficult for new or casual players to identify the products they actually need. Back when 4e Essentials was released, WotC said that it was difficult for new players to figure out which product to buy next - and that's with only one version of the game on sale. Imagine if they had to wade through all the 3.5 books as well as the 4e books! WotC also mentioned back around the 4e Essentials release that store employees at big chain stores were confused and had a hard time helping customers pick out which D&D books to buy. Having both 3.5 and 4e available would only compound that confusion. Back in the 80s when D&D and AD&D were on the market at the same time, product confusion was mitigated to some degree by the fact that the games were somewhat compatible. It was fairly easy to use an AD&D book with D&D and vice-versa. This wouldn't be the case with 3.5e and 4e on sale at the same time. The only way I can see having two very different editions on sale at the same time is if one of them gave up the "Dungeons & Dragons" brand name. Something along the lines of taking 1e + the Greyhawk setting and releasing them together in one core rulebook and calling it "Greyhawk Adventures RPG" with no mention of the D&D brand name at all... or maybe just a small advertising blurb on the back cover that said something like "Rules based on the classic AD&D game system!" [/QUOTE]
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