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<blockquote data-quote="am181d" data-source="post: 5824892" data-attributes="member: 3576">When considering 5e, WotC had to make a decision. Either: 1) Figure out ways to make D&amp;D run smoother and to make it more accessible to new audiences-or-2) Figure out ways to unify the base of D&amp;D players and get everybody who plays D&amp;D or used to play D&amp;D buying the new editionIn other words, are you looking forwards or backwards? It appears that WotC chose &quot;backwards.&quot; Now, I'm sure that the WotC team will also look for ways to make the new rules accessible. They'll look for better ways to market the material, etc. But if the choice is between a new/better rule and an older/more familiar one, it seems that they will come down on the side of the &quot;safe&quot; choice.The folks at WotC have explicitly said they're not going after the Pathfinder players, but let's be honest: They're going directly for the Pathfinder players. They pretty much have to. If they're not focusing on bringing in new players, the Pathfinder player base is the largest chunk of currently-untapped D&amp;D players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="am181d, post: 5824892, member: 3576"] When considering 5e, WotC had to make a decision. Either: 1) Figure out ways to make D&D run smoother and to make it more accessible to new audiences -or- 2) Figure out ways to unify the base of D&D players and get everybody who plays D&D or used to play D&D buying the new edition In other words, are you looking forwards or backwards? It appears that WotC chose "backwards." Now, I'm sure that the WotC team will also look for ways to make the new rules accessible. They'll look for better ways to market the material, etc. But if the choice is between a new/better rule and an older/more familiar one, it seems that they will come down on the side of the "safe" choice. The folks at WotC have explicitly said they're not going after the Pathfinder players, but let's be honest: They're going directly for the Pathfinder players. They pretty much have to. If they're not focusing on bringing in new players, the Pathfinder player base is the largest chunk of currently-untapped D&D players. [/QUOTE]

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