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4th Edition has been a commercial failure. 5th Edition wasn't originally due for several years yet. Werthead Send a noteboard - 10/01/2012 01:37:47 AM
The money milker comment is accurate, but it's a more inherent problem than that. 4th Edition - despite a promising start - has significantly failed to perform against sales expectations, and whilst WotC doesn't have a problem subsidising D&D with funds from a resurgent MAGIC, their bosses at Hasbro certainly do.

As a result, 5th Edition has been moved up the schedule, a whole load of 4th Edition products have been dropped or cancelled to make room for it and the future of D&D itself is riding on how well it does.
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D&D 5th Edition... Hard to believe how many years this has been going. - 09/01/2012 10:47:30 PM 1490 Views
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4th Edition has been a commercial failure. 5th Edition wasn't originally due for several years yet. - 10/01/2012 01:37:47 AM 1026 Views
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I found this blog entry enlightening: - 10/01/2012 01:41:12 PM 991 Views
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If you want to know more, read this thread. - 11/01/2012 02:42:06 PM 920 Views
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True story: - 10/01/2012 04:39:47 PM 974 Views
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I repeat what FT said, that was 2nd edition. *NM* - 12/01/2012 04:20:28 AM 440 Views
AD&D represent! *throws up half-orc gang signs* *NM* - 13/01/2012 01:50:06 AM 570 Views
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*facedesk* *NM* - 13/01/2012 03:45:05 PM 430 Views
(-:,` *NM* - 17/01/2012 09:02:26 PM 485 Views
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*sign* *NM* - 13/01/2012 02:41:57 PM 494 Views
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