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<blockquote data-quote="Kantru" data-source="post: 5770344" data-attributes="member: 6679043">Odds are The Next Itteration will be launched at GenCon 2013 (possibly 2014). With the 3 basic books, PHB, DMG and MM (With in 60 days of each other). It will take about a year from there for the game to reach maturity. &nbsp;This is an improvement over AD&amp;D (1e) where the first three books were released over a period of 18 months (or so. 1977-1979), but means that 4e will be a viable game on its own for some time after the next itteration launches. When public play programs switch over (Guessing Encounters, and Lair Assault will move to new version, not sure about LFR, LD or AoA, time will tell) then 4e might enter the lame duck phase. That is all assuming that the material is not compatible. &nbsp;3.x might be somewhat left out in the cold on the best of all version. I say this not to rile up edition flames, but because OGL was a legal nightmare for Hasbro. A nightmare that lies behind some of the design decisions behind 4e. Probably 90% of the design choices that fan the flames of those edition wars stem from the OGL issue. &nbsp;I don't think 4e is dead, any more than I think OD&amp;D up through 3.x is dead. Just will stop being the focus product starting in about 18 months, and phasing out over 6 to 12 more. &nbsp;As another player/DM said, it could be fire sale time as some players (and retailers) panic and dump their material in protest, or in preparation for the next new shiny thing. &nbsp;As always, do what you enjoy. I don't think things are as gloomy as some would cast things, I do think things are going to change. Change is inescapable. The only way to avoid change is to stop playing. &nbsp;I'd suggest avoiding focusing on the doom and gloom of a new iteration being tested. It's been going on for 4-5 years, and shows no sign of stopping even after the next itteration is the focal product for WotC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kantru, post: 5770344, member: 6679043"] Odds are The Next Itteration will be launched at GenCon 2013 (possibly 2014). With the 3 basic books, PHB, DMG and MM (With in 60 days of each other). It will take about a year from there for the game to reach maturity. This is an improvement over AD&D (1e) where the first three books were released over a period of 18 months (or so. 1977-1979), but means that 4e will be a viable game on its own for some time after the next itteration launches. When public play programs switch over (Guessing Encounters, and Lair Assault will move to new version, not sure about LFR, LD or AoA, time will tell) then 4e might enter the lame duck phase. That is all assuming that the material is not compatible. 3.x might be somewhat left out in the cold on the best of all version. I say this not to rile up edition flames, but because OGL was a legal nightmare for Hasbro. A nightmare that lies behind some of the design decisions behind 4e. Probably 90% of the design choices that fan the flames of those edition wars stem from the OGL issue. I don't think 4e is dead, any more than I think OD&D up through 3.x is dead. Just will stop being the focus product starting in about 18 months, and phasing out over 6 to 12 more. As another player/DM said, it could be fire sale time as some players (and retailers) panic and dump their material in protest, or in preparation for the next new shiny thing. As always, do what you enjoy. I don't think things are as gloomy as some would cast things, I do think things are going to change. Change is inescapable. The only way to avoid change is to stop playing. I'd suggest avoiding focusing on the doom and gloom of a new iteration being tested. It's been going on for 4-5 years, and shows no sign of stopping even after the next itteration is the focal product for WotC. [/QUOTE]

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