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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4541796" data-attributes="member: 710">Publishers don't spend money on D&amp;D. They generate value for D&amp;D by creating products that tie into the current WotC edition and thus make it a good idea for consumers to buy 4E because they can also get the 3rd party support for it.Consumers spend money on D&amp;D, even if they are just buying the terrain tiles. Still advertising it as &quot;compatible&quot; or &quot;for use&quot; with 4E makes sense - because now even the most clueless customer will understand that if he bought any of the 4E Core products, he will find a use for the terrain tiles, too! But &quot;older&quot; customers will be happy to know that these terrain tiles will not force 1-1-1 diagonals or similar rules upon them and they can use them just like those 3E or even earlier editions, too. (And they are still informed: Hey, there's a 4E out there? I can still use the tiles? And these are the product names I should look out for? Cool!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 4541796, member: 710"] Publishers don't spend money on D&D. They generate value for D&D by creating products that tie into the current WotC edition and thus make it a good idea for consumers to buy 4E because they can also get the 3rd party support for it. Consumers spend money on D&D, even if they are just buying the terrain tiles. Still advertising it as "compatible" or "for use" with 4E makes sense - because now even the most clueless customer will understand that if he bought any of the 4E Core products, he will find a use for the terrain tiles, too! But "older" customers will be happy to know that these terrain tiles will not force 1-1-1 diagonals or similar rules upon them and they can use them just like those 3E or even earlier editions, too. (And they are still informed: Hey, there's a 4E out there? I can still use the tiles? And these are the product names I should look out for? Cool!) [/QUOTE]

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