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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shroomy" data-source="post: 3322082" data-attributes="member: 32739">I think that WoTC is in a pickle.  If they don't go to 4e, they're going to eventually see diminishing returns on the 3.5e product line, but if they go to 4e, they are going to further splinter the D&D fanbase.  Even if the majority of current 3.5e players go to the new edition, can D&D really absorb a relatively significant hit to its customer base given the size of the market and the profit expectations of Hasbro?  Personally, I do not see a reason at this time to go to 4e.  I have plenty of 3.5e rules and setting materials (more than I ever bought in 1e, 2e, and BECMI D&D), and don't get me started on adventure resources (three Paizo APs alone should keep me in business for years, not to mention all the adventures released by other companies, let alone WoTC).I've heard rumbles about further emphasis on the digital experience and miniatures in future D&D editions, to better compete with CRPGs and MMPORPGs, but what will a prospective 4e look like, assuming it looks like the PnP 3.5e edition.  Well, for one thing, it will most likely be d20 based and will probably be fairly backwards compatible.  I can envision a 4e that introduces mechanics like swift and immediate actions, high-level fighter feats from PHB2, the more popular new base classes like the warlock, less restrictions on resource management so we play more encounters per day on average, and some rule changes (like the polymorph errata) to a new core.</blockquote>

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