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<blockquote data-quote="JRRNeiklot" data-source="post: 4870760" data-attributes="member: 717"><p>Reprinting 1e can do nothing but make money for WOTC.&nbsp; Problem is, it won't make MUCH money.&nbsp; Suppose it costs $100 to reprint 1e (I'm keeping the numbers small to make the math easier) and WOTC makes $110.&nbsp; That's a 10% return for minimal effort.&nbsp; I personally think they'd make much more money off 1e.&nbsp; Nothing compared to 4e, surely, but a sale is a sale.Take the old 1e books, reprint them, ship them off to a distributor.&nbsp; Players of older editions will be VERY happy, some players who have never played or even heard of 1e will inevitably pick it up, even if they never play the game.&nbsp; 4e players might pick it up in addition to 4e, I doubt many 4e players will suddenly drop 4e and play 1e exclusively.&nbsp; The old school players will be happy and not so down on WOTC because they feel like they've been left behind.&nbsp; Happy customers are return customers.&nbsp; It's a win/win situation.&nbsp; I really don't see a resurgence of AD&amp;D competing with 4e at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="JRRNeiklot, post: 4870760, member: 717"] Reprinting 1e can do nothing but make money for WOTC. Problem is, it won't make MUCH money. Suppose it costs $100 to reprint 1e (I'm keeping the numbers small to make the math easier) and WOTC makes $110. That's a 10% return for minimal effort. I personally think they'd make much more money off 1e. Nothing compared to 4e, surely, but a sale is a sale.Take the old 1e books, reprint them, ship them off to a distributor. Players of older editions will be VERY happy, some players who have never played or even heard of 1e will inevitably pick it up, even if they never play the game. 4e players might pick it up in addition to 4e, I doubt many 4e players will suddenly drop 4e and play 1e exclusively. The old school players will be happy and not so down on WOTC because they feel like they've been left behind. Happy customers are return customers. It's a win/win situation. I really don't see a resurgence of AD&D competing with 4e at all. [/QUOTE]

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