D&D 4E When would you actually want 4E?

[Drowbane]

No, just when it's done.

It's a common quote from Blizzard Entertainment, which they tell, when they are asked for a release date for any of their upcoming games.

It means, that they do not really set dates for release. They release, when they are happy with their product, when it's perfect. However long that takes.

No compromise between a faster publishing and a better product. Product quality over everything else.

Bye
Thanee

Ahh, I see. I'm still waiting for a Starcraft sequel!

 

[River Tam]

2014. In time for D&D's 40th anniversary.

 

[DragonLancer]

2011 +.

3.X is still a child and needs to mature before it get replaced by the next generation. We know WOTC are a company and will look to putting out a new edition in order to make money (hey, thats what a company does as we all know). But rather than do that any time soon, they should work on more setting material for the FR and Eberron, modules, and more accessible sourcebooks.

 

[librarius_arcana]

You want to know the main reason for the release of a new edtion?
go read Umbran's post in this thread,

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=171131&page=1

He pretty much covers it all, so no point in repeating it,

Thats the simple practice reason,

so my guess is soon

 

[Numion]

I don't have strong feelings one way or another. I don't get my dice bag in a wad if, for example, a car manufacturer makes a new model of my car.

I don't have to buy it, but if 4E's any good I'll buy it. It would be nice to have new products to buy.

 

[teitan]

You are missing an option when it comes out, it comes out. Some of us don't really mind if 4e comes out today or 5 years from now. Then again I am used to White Wolf where a new editions seems to be released every five years or so...

I'll but it if it makes NPC generation more easily executed. That is the worst part of adventure design in 3e, generating statistics.

 

[Kanegrundar]

Never honestly, but since that's not an option I'll take it (and possibly leave it) whenever it comes.

 

[Michael Tree]

When it's done. I'm in no hurry for it, but I'm definitely starting to notice 3e's flaws, so I'm not adverse to it either. I just hope that it's more than the collection of tweaks and errata that 3.5 was, addressing the problems with high-level play, imbalance between magic and mundane classes, multiclassed spellcasting, the dependence on wearing a "christmas tree" of magic items, the ever-so-annoying vancian spellcasting, and the PITA of creating stats as a GM. And designing a new edition that addresses all those and adds new things that make it overall more fun to play, while still keeping the D&D feel, will take lots of time for development and widespread playtesting.

 

[Menexenus]

2010

AD&D 2nd edition got a 10 year lifespan before the introduction of 3E. I believe 3E deserves at least as much time before a major overhaul. So I voted for late 2010. However, 3E could go on even longer than that, as far as I'm concerned. (By voting for 2010, I was just trying to recognize the fact that 4E can't be delayed inevitably, otherwise D&D will no longer be profitable.)

 

[the Jester]

When 3e fails to meet my needs.