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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 1898502" data-attributes="member: 11437">3.5 is becoming bloated and complex.&nbsp; If you stop to consider the literally thousands of options out there (mostly for the players' benefit), even if you only look at official WOTC products, the product is once again getting overwhelming.&nbsp; There are too many options and too many different flavors of what people can now call D&amp;D, to truly call it stable.Look at the final years of 2E.&nbsp; Is it truly that much different from what we have now?&nbsp; Yes, 3.5 makes more sense than 2E, but I don't see much of a difference between the wide variances we saw in flavors of 2E and the wide variances we are seeing now in 3.X.The real problem is that this is a strange business. The first product you put out is the only one that customers really need.&nbsp; But profits need to keep rolling in, so more and more products come out to support the initial cash cow product.&nbsp; After several years, it becomes evident to the customer that they don't need all these extra products, and then where are you?&nbsp; As a company, you have to create things the customer will buy.&nbsp; Hence, a new edition.Don't fool yourself into believing that new editions are put out strictly for the good of the game.&nbsp; I would like to think that's the case, but often, it's not.&nbsp; The bottom line, as always, is money.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Insight, post: 1898502, member: 11437"] 3.5 [i]is[/i] becoming bloated and complex. If you stop to consider the literally thousands of options out there (mostly for the players' benefit), even if you only look at official WOTC products, the product is once again getting overwhelming. There are too many options and too many different flavors of what people can now call D&D, to truly call it stable. Look at the final years of 2E. Is it truly that much different from what we have now? Yes, 3.5 makes more sense than 2E, but I don't see much of a difference between the wide variances we saw in flavors of 2E and the wide variances we are seeing now in 3.X. The real problem is that this is a strange business. The first product you put out is the only one that customers really need. But profits need to keep rolling in, so more and more products come out to support the initial cash cow product. After several years, it becomes evident to the customer that they don't need all these extra products, and then where are you? As a company, you have to create things the customer will buy. Hence, a new edition. Don't fool yourself into believing that new editions are put out strictly for the good of the game. I would like to think that's the case, but often, it's not. The bottom line, as always, is money. [/QUOTE]

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