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<blockquote data-quote="JamesM" data-source="post: 3819998" data-attributes="member: 2762">That's an interesting take on the DI. It's certainly possible that, rather than gearing up for a big push toward potential fans outside the existing base, 4E is in fact a &quot;circling of the wagons&quot; to protect and shore up that existing base to ensure long-term stability and profitability. I hadn't considered that.The only problem I have with this theory is that 4E, from what we have seen so far, seems sufficiently different from 3E both mechanically and thematically that it could (and this is far from certain) prove divisive enough to drive away a not insignificant minority of the existing customers. At this juncture, I have no intention of buying 4E, for example, but I'm sure I'm not representative of anything. Still, if the DI is an attempt to provide a &quot;safe harbor&quot; from which D&amp;D can secure its future, I have to wonder why 4E is being designed and marketed as it seems to be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JamesM, post: 3819998, member: 2762"] That's an interesting take on the DI. It's certainly possible that, rather than gearing up for a big push toward potential fans outside the existing base, 4E is in fact a "circling of the wagons" to protect and shore up that existing base to ensure long-term stability and profitability. I hadn't considered that. The only problem I have with this theory is that 4E, from what we have seen so far, seems sufficiently different from 3E both mechanically and thematically that it [i]could[/i] (and this is far from certain) prove divisive enough to drive away a not insignificant minority of the existing customers. At this juncture, I have no intention of buying 4E, for example, but I'm sure I'm not representative of anything. Still, if the DI is an attempt to provide a "safe harbor" from which [i]D&D[/i] can secure its future, I have to wonder why 4E is being designed and marketed as it seems to be. [/QUOTE]

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