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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwinBahamut" data-source="post: 3927182" data-attributes="member: 32536">I guess it all comes down to how long 4E remains profitable and how many annoying problems emerge in the new rules.2E lasted longer than it should have because TSR kept with it despite it not being profitable (and went bankrupt as a result), and 3E seems like it is lasting exactly as long as it could remain profitable to WotC, but it is impossible to say how profitable 4E will be. If the annual core books and campaign setting is as successful as I think it will be, it will probably last quite a while, but I don't know with any kind of certainty.Similarly, it is impossible to say if any unforseen rules issues will emerge that require a new edition to fix. I suppose the annual core books may actually help here, since it may be possible to combine a 3.5 style rules correction with an iteration of an annual supplement, and ease some of the problems of rebuilding the PHB1.Either way, as long as I enjoy 4E, and enough effort is put into the inevitable 5E, I really don't care how long 4E will last.</blockquote>