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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 5829176" data-attributes="member: 14159">Why?As Echohawk said, WotC seems to have a policy now of moving to support older editions, and acknowledging that they have a fanbase that is split widely among multiple editions (and releasing a new edition won't automatically make everybody switch from what they are playing).They are already releasing 1e reprints.  After 1e, 3.5e is probably the most popular "old" edition.  It's still my preferred one.  Will this mean bookstores will have 1e, 3.5e, and 5e on the shelves at the same time?  Probably not, since the older-edition reprints seem to be more limited in nature, but it's a gesture that WotC is going to fans they chased away and trying to be conciliatory, instead of trying to pretend that earlier editions of the game didn't exist or are not played at all anymore.While I don't have high hopes for a long-term change of heart at WotC, not for lack of belief in Mike Mearls's sincerity, but because the corporate nature of WotC means a new head guy could come in from Hasbro at any time and change things, I do want WotC to stick to this policy because I think in the long term it could help the gaming community.</blockquote>