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Oh sure, I have no confidence that WotC is willing to make changes that I would personally be in favor of. For evidence, look at what they decided to do for the 50th anniversary of the game. A more forward thinking publisher would see this as a fantastic opportunity to market major changes they wanted to see with a new edition. Instead, we have a group of developers that do seem to want to make changes (evidence: the playtests), but not enough so to build the vehicle that will really allow change to be significant.Thing is, at this point I'd love a 6e.
But I'm 100% sure that they would make every single part of the game, without fail, something I hate. They've already stated they want less classes, while I want more.
So for now at least, I'm going to keep clinging onto 5e as long as possible.
Worth noting that this was not the case when it came to WotC's (or Hasbro's) willingness to risk burning every last amount of good will they had in order to "correct" what they saw as an under-monetization of their customer base.
And yeah, every edition is as much a chance to bring changes I dislike as it is to bring ones I'd enjoy. But really, I think I'd prefer a publisher willing to make those potential fumbles if it meant they were willing to actually publish at a faster rate than the anemic rate WotC settled into.
But then, I'm assuming this thread's purpose is for blue sky thinking anyway.