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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1061658" data-attributes="member: 151">When will WotC release a new version of D&D?  Can't say.  Suppose it will depend on their release schedule, the company continuing profitability and the sucesses of preivous achievements.Would it be unbelievable that a new version will be out, three years from now?  No.  Will it be too soon?  I have no idea.  It really depends on what's in it.  After a year or two of playing 1e, I knew the system had problems....big ones, IMHO.  Too much of the game was fudging, on my (the DM's) part, too many of the rules were inconsistent, or didn't serve the game I was trying to run.  Soon, we were running a homebrew that was so different, it barely resembled the original game.  Then we moved on to GURPS.  For 15 years.3E arrived, and changed all that.  A solid system with a few quirks, I've run with four house rules since inception.  I haven't found a need to invent whole subsystems of rules to adjudicate a game, or make on-the-fly judgements out of thin air.  Even when I've had to make judgement calls, I've had a consistent ruleset to base them on, and an impression of the designer's intent  (Hmmm...30' seems to be the magic number for similar effects of this nature, so we'll say 30' for the effect, here).3.5 was, IMHO, a necessary evolutionary step.  Some rules corrections were needed, based on how millions play (as opposed to dozens of playtesters), and how subsequent material played out.  The rules were not substantially changed, merely refined.  I would have bought the books if they were merely errata-ed versions of the originals...rules corrections, expansions and new art were just candy on top.If 4.0 would be to 3.5 what 3.5 was to 3E, then I'll welcome it with open arms.  And considering how solid the system is now, I'd welcome it, even if it was just a type-corrected verison with new art and a slightly different layout.</blockquote>

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