Randomdays wrote:http://www.enworld.org/ Just a rumour, but still
ashmire13 wrote:I'm guessing (having read a few notes on TSRs two pronged approach on D&D and AD&D a few years back) perhaps WotC are going to do the same and expand their customers, rather than be exclusive to one game type?
SimperingToad wrote:I think it would be a real hoot if they were to actually drop 4E to do this.
Randomdays wrote:http://www.enworld.org/Just a rumour, but stillOh, and someone mentioned on the post......This is Gary Gygax's birthday today.Thanks For all the fun Gary.....Wish you were still here.
FormCritic wrote:It's just a rumor...but it is the type of rumor that tends to come true.They wouldn't stop selling the 4th Edition hardback set unless the books had stopped moving off the shelves.A mixed reception for 4th Edition seemed inevitable from the moment they killed DRAGON and DUNGEON magazines. You take a big risk when you choose to piss off your core customers. Anyone know why Goodman Games is not going to GenCon this year?
sauromatian wrote:Not sure I follow your logic here. The articles claim that certain publications will be dropped in favor of certain others. The content, rules-wise, is not supposed to change, is it?
SimperingToad wrote:Well, to the best of my knowledge (which is sparse at best so I can be waaaay off base), it will be akin to the AD&D line coexisting with Classic. Imagine the hue and cry if AD&D had been dropped in favor of Classic c.1984. Now imagine the current 4E being dropped in favor of the Essentials line.The shouts of the masses who bought 4E believing it was the best game EVAH, decrying 3E in the process, who in turn decried previous editions, and so on is what I would find amusing. "But.. I just bought a whole new set of books! Now they're all obsolete?!? GAAAAHHH!!" Been there. Done that. History repeats.It seems just an introductory set, though. Funny... I could have sworn I have read from 4E players the rules are very simple. If true, why would this be needed? Are they possibly going back to the 'standard' races (i.e. no dragonborn and such) and classes?
SimperingToad wrote:Imagine the hue and cry if AD&D had been dropped in favor of Classic c.1984. Now imagine the current 4E being dropped in favor of the Essentials line.
SimperingToad wrote:It seems just an introductory set, though. Funny... I could have sworn I have read from 4E players the rules are very simple. If true, why would this be needed? Are they possibly going back to the 'standard' races (i.e. no dragonborn and such) and classes?