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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 4679701" data-attributes="member: 467">I think we can all be pretty certain that WotC will neither license nor sell older editions of D&amp;D.&nbsp; Even if &quot;self competition&quot; weren't the issue, there'd be issues of controlling and maintatining aspects of the IP and the &quot;definition&quot; of D&amp;D.More likely, if 4E seems to be less of what consumers want (say, if Pathfinder does well or 3.x remains viable and noticable for a log period of time, at the same time that 4E underperforms) then 5E will be more of a &quot;return to the roots&quot; of the game -- whatever that means to the design department at the time.I personally believe WotC grossly underestimated the enjoyment and investment most D&amp;D groups get out of the game between combats or otherwise &quot;action&quot; encounters.&nbsp; I think they relied on self selecting, biased samples of players to survey -- RPGA members, in particular -- and I think they misjudged the typical D&amp;D group when assuming that a homogenized playstyle was desirable. So, i think we'll see 5E in far fewer than the 8 years it took for 4E.&nbsp; But, again, that's all opinion and conjecture.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 4679701, member: 467"] I think we can all be pretty certain that WotC will neither license nor sell older editions of D&D. Even if "self competition" weren't the issue, there'd be issues of controlling and maintatining aspects of the IP and the "definition" of D&D. More likely, if 4E seems to be less of what consumers want (say, if Pathfinder does well or 3.x remains viable and noticable for a log period of time, at the same time that 4E underperforms) then 5E will be more of a "return to the roots" of the game -- whatever that means to the design department at the time. I personally believe WotC grossly underestimated the enjoyment and investment most D&D groups get out of the game between combats or otherwise "action" encounters. I think they relied on self selecting, biased samples of players to survey -- RPGA members, in particular -- and I think they misjudged the typical D&D group when assuming that a homogenized playstyle was desirable. So, i think we'll see 5E in far fewer than the 8 years it took for 4E. But, again, that's all opinion and conjecture. [/QUOTE]

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