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"D&D Next"

Started by danbuter, March 13, 2012, 01:24:02 PM

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Marleycat

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Quote from: Rincewind1;521442But but but 5e will be the eternal edition!

No, the term is Evergreen remember how they touted Dnd:Essentials? ;)
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It would be ridiculous to have "Next" emblazoned on the covers. It will probably just say Dungeons and Dragons. Look at Apple with the iPad. The old one is iPad 2, the new one is just iPad.
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Quote from: Ancientgamer1970;521414Who cares what they call it?  Let's get to D&D Next and worry about another edition when it comes out.

I.e. A few months after ^^
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Quote from: Ancientgamer1970;521414Who cares what they call it?  Let's get to D&D Next and worry about another edition when it comes out.

Butbutbut if there is EVER another version of D&D it must mean that D&D5 was a FAILURE!!!1!
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Quote from: Ladybird;521478Butbutbut if there is EVER another version of D&D it must mean that D&D5 was a FAILURE!!!1!


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Quote from: Marleycat;521445No, the term is Evergreen remember how they touted Dnd:Essentials? ;)

In the rpg publishing business, the term "evergreen" seems to have become meaningless over the years.  At best, it seems to be synonymous with "for however long we feel like it".  :rolleyes:

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Seriously, I can't help but read "D&DNext" in the manner of a bored DMV clerk.

"D&D..."  *exasperated sigh*  "NEXT...."

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Quote from: ggroy;521481in the rpg publishing business, the term "evergreen" seems to have become meaningless over the years.  At best, it seems to be synonymous with "for however long we feel like it".  :rolleyes:
Exactly!
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Windjammer

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Quote from: The_Shadow;521461It would be ridiculous to have "Next" emblazoned on the covers. It will probably just say Dungeons and Dragons.

Exactly. The 4th edition PHB says exactly twice that it is a 4th edition: once on the blurb in the back, in tiny script, and once in a minor sidebar in the opening pages. That's how prominent edition numbering figured. Contrast the 2nd edition logo - very prominent numbering - or the (not exactly endearing) numbering on the "v.3.5." core books on their cover pages.

5th edition - please do not succumb to the idiocy of calling it anything else - will try especially hard to hide the fact that it is just one more edition. It'll be like any other new edition of Warhammer 40k/FB.
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What would be amusing is if Hasbro ends up shutting down the D&D division and firing everybody, before the D&D Next/5E core books are published.

DestroyYouAlot

Quote from: ggroy;521487What would be amusing is if Hasbro ends up shutting down the D&D division and firing everybody, before D&D Next/5E core books are published.

It sure as hell would get a giggle outta me.

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I can certainly understand why WoTC would want to get rid of the "5th edition" tag, and just define it as D&D, or even something like "D&D Next" to imply that its not the latest update that replaces previous versions.  Of course, that's ultimately meaningless jargon.

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Quote from: ggroy;521487What would be amusing is if Hasbro ends up shutting down the D&D division and firing everybody, before the D&D Next/5E core books are published.

I suspect this is exactly what will happen unless the next edition is a phenomenal success and rakes in the cash.