D&D (2024) What would change for you if Wizards started calling it 6E?

[payn]

except if they are losing money it would make more sense to scrap and start over.

What exactly is going to cause this loss of money?

 

[OldSchoolGamerGirl]

What exactly is going to cause this loss of money?

lack of interest... the same thing that happens after every edition peters out.
what stopped 2e, 3e,3.5, 4e and now the 2014 version of 5e from being as profitable?

 

[payn]

lack of interest... the same thing that happens after every edition peters out.
what stopped 2e, 3e,3.5, 4e and now the 2014 version of 5e from being as profitable?

Are we sure that 1dnd came about because 2014 5E isn't profitable anymore?

 

[mamba]

I think that largely depends on the changes.

yes, maybe you get to 10% difference if you really try, but rewriting from the ground up should never be needed, unless you failed at a basic design the first time

 

[OldSchoolGamerGirl]

Are we sure that 1dnd came about because 2014 5E isn't profitable anymore?

okay I'll bite, what do YOU think makes them put out new versions of the PHB DMG and MM? (and remember there have been more then 1 version so try to keep it to matching at least a few of them)

 

[payn]

okay I'll bite, what do YOU think makes them put out new versions of the PHB DMG and MM? (and remember there have been more then 1 version so try to keep it to matching at least a few of them)

Every time has been for different reasons. I think the fact they are sticking with 5E after 10 years shows it's the c-c-c-c-combo breaker of the edition cycle. We are seeing the digitization of the game. Books are on their way out.

 

[OldSchoolGamerGirl]

Every time has been for different reasons. I think the fact they are sticking with 5E after 10 years shows it's the c-c-c-c-combo breaker of the edition cycle. We are seeing the digitization of the game. Books are on their way out.

I will respectfully say I do not believe any of that to be true at this time

 

[Vaalingrade]

Every time has been for different reasons.

Every big stack of money does sport a different variety of serial numbers, I guess.

 

[payn]

Every big stack of money does sport a different variety of serial numbers, I guess.

Reasons as in plural. Making profit is always a driver, but there are other reasons at play too. First change up was to also get Arneson off the books. Next was new company new era. The half was planned before release as a total money grab. The next was the first attempt to digitize the game. For many reasons it didn't work and fractured the base. After that, was to repair that fracture. Finally, we are at digital attempt #2.

 

[mamba]

okay I'll bite, what do YOU think makes them put out new versions of the PHB DMG and MM? (and remember there have been more then 1 version so try to keep it to matching at least a few of them)

in the past? mostly declining sales of the previous books.

Now? Not that, as sales are great now, by all accounts they are selling more of them now than they did 7, 5 or 3 years ago

That leaves things like having learned a few things over the last years that they want to incorporate, changes based on player feedback, proactively creating a new version to ride the wave of popularity and extend it, and the 50th anniversary coming up.