Crissa wrote:Then we might get a poorly thoughtout relaunch of 3.5 called 4.0
I propose there is a significantly high likelyhood that 4.0...
...will never be called 4.0
(for a start after the outcry about 3.5 there will be no .0, even if there does end up being a .5 event of some kind, maybe they'll call 4.5 "Advanced" or "Plus").
But I suggest that they may be so damn wanky that they won't even call it 4.
There is probably a frighteningly good chance it will be D&D + subtitle.
Like something useless like, "D&D Next" or "D&D Ultimate" or "D&D We lost count"
Windows operating systems and the new Paranioa game have proven that numbering is soooo Windows 2000. Its all about meaningless acronyms (maybe "D&D XTR") and vaguely cool sounding words (maybe "D&D Excite").
Failing anything else I'd bet that if the number four appears it will be either, or both, the ENTIRE title, and written in BIG FAT ROMAN NUMERALS. so maybe the next edition will just be "IV".
Go ahead, speculate on the what they intend to call "D&D the next generation". Or ignore me and use this thread for your own nefarious purposes. The D&D production line hate would probably fit as well here as it does on other hijacked threads.
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