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<blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 2991176" data-attributes="member: 4275">My guess is this year or next year. Here's my reasoning:1. It's about that time. Certain gamers rail against it endlessly but the 3R business model is used by every major RPG company for a reason. SJ Games uses it (GURPs is on 4th edition), Hero uses it (5th edition), White Wolf uses it (Vampire the Masquerade is on its 4th edition in 14 years), even Green Ronin employed this strategy with its Mutants and Masterminds line.Oh yeah, and WOTC uses it. 2. The reason so many of the major companies use the 3R strategy is because it WORKS. It actually gives RPG companies a chance at sustained prosperity.(I know that some gamers think RPG companies should always be one quarter away from extinction or they are evil corporations who have lost sight of &quot;the fans&quot; or &quot;why they got into this business&quot; or &quot;the love of the game&quot;)Here's the reasons I think it might be this year:1. What has Mike Mearls done since WOTC hired him? Seriously. Ive seen his name in some products, but nothing where I really felt like he was doing the heavy lifting mechanics-wise they undoubtedly hired him to do. It's my suspicion that Mearls is working on something big. It might not be 4e... but then again it just might. Here's the reasons I think it might be next year:1. Monte predicted 2008. Nuff said.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vigilance, post: 2991176, member: 4275"] My guess is this year or next year. Here's my reasoning: 1. It's about that time. Certain gamers rail against it endlessly but the 3R business model is used by every major RPG company for a reason. SJ Games uses it (GURPs is on 4th edition), Hero uses it (5th edition), White Wolf uses it (Vampire the Masquerade is on its 4th edition in 14 years), even Green Ronin employed this strategy with its Mutants and Masterminds line. Oh yeah, and WOTC uses it. 2. The reason so many of the major companies use the 3R strategy is because it WORKS. It actually gives RPG companies a chance at sustained prosperity. (I know that some gamers think RPG companies should always be one quarter away from extinction or they are evil corporations who have lost sight of "the fans" or "why they got into this business" or "the love of the game") Here's the reasons I think it might be this year: 1. What has Mike Mearls done since WOTC hired him? Seriously. Ive seen his name in some products, but nothing where I really felt like he was doing the heavy lifting mechanics-wise they undoubtedly hired him to do. It's my suspicion that Mearls is working on something big. It might not be 4e... but then again it just might. Here's the reasons I think it might be next year: 1. Monte predicted 2008. Nuff said. [/QUOTE]

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