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WotC can, and probably should support multiple editions of D&D.
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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9367736" data-attributes="member: 7030563"><p>I think they do support old editions. They still sell digital copies of old editions all the way back to at least AD&D 1E. </p><p></p><p>If by support you mean reprint new copies of old editions in paper - I don't think that would be profitable. </p><p></p><p>I also don't think it is going to be profitable to hire more staff to convert new adventure content to older editions. I think the payoff there is minimal as players can do that relatively easy. </p><p></p><p>This is espcially true when new adventure content from WOTC is hit or miss. We have had some great 5E adventures from WOTC and we have had some real stinkers. VEOR was heavily marketed, and although I have not looked at it (I am going to be playing it as a PC) everyone I have talked to has said it is a disappointment. Would there be value and more importantly profit in converting that to 1E or 2E or 3E? I doubt it.</p><p></p><p>Also if they did support only one legacy version, I think 1E would be the one to support, not 3E. 1E is the only version that was more popular than 5E is (at least in print sales), it is the version that the OSR movement is centered on and in terms of current players, I would bet it remains the most popular version other than 5E.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9367736, member: 7030563"] I think they do support old editions. They still sell digital copies of old editions all the way back to at least AD&D 1E. If by support you mean reprint new copies of old editions in paper - I don't think that would be profitable. I also don't think it is going to be profitable to hire more staff to convert new adventure content to older editions. I think the payoff there is minimal as players can do that relatively easy. This is espcially true when new adventure content from WOTC is hit or miss. We have had some great 5E adventures from WOTC and we have had some real stinkers. VEOR was heavily marketed, and although I have not looked at it (I am going to be playing it as a PC) everyone I have talked to has said it is a disappointment. Would there be value and more importantly profit in converting that to 1E or 2E or 3E? I doubt it. Also if they did support only one legacy version, I think 1E would be the one to support, not 3E. 1E is the only version that was more popular than 5E is (at least in print sales), it is the version that the OSR movement is centered on and in terms of current players, I would bet it remains the most popular version other than 5E. [/QUOTE]
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