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13 months ago ::
Jun 24, 2012 - 9:07PM
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News3.5 Edition ReprintsWe're pleased to offer 3.5 Edition Core Rulebook premium reprints releasing this September! These 3.5 Edition premium reprints feature new covers, gilded edges, and the latest errata. So, be sure to pick yours up at your friendly local book or gaming store! Talk about this news here. 
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 4:45AM
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Great to see WotC offering reprints of favorite editions. I didn't see any mention of pricing so should we expect a mark up like the 1E books received?
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 5:52AM
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I had to check it wasn't the 1st of April today when I saw this. Reprinting the original edition is one thing, doing it for the previous edition when trying to sell the next seems... counter productive.
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 6:43AM
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This is happening for a couple reasons.
1) Someone at WotC probably has a delusion that Pathfinder is outselling D&D because 3.5e isn't available in stores.
2) They're trying to rebuild bridges with fans of prior editions to sell their new "best of" edition.
3) Someone saw the positive hype and exitement when someone at Banes & Noble pranked the community with the idea of 3e reprints. It just took them two months to do so.
4) This is the big one. It's a cheap product (one they can release with a small development cost) to pad their release schedual that is not DOA 4e content, thus buying time to work longer on 5e.
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 9:31AM
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Date Joined:
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I think it's great, and I really hope we see some sort of reprint of the original 1974 game, as well as pretty much every other iteration of the game.
I didn't see any mention of pricing so should we expect a mark up like the 1E books received?
What kind of markup did the 1E books get, other than the fact that it is 30+ years later and that inflation thingy? I think the 1E books are priced very reasonably considering today's market.
Used 3.5 PHBs can still go for around $35, so it's a great idea to keep them in print.
I guess my only gripe is that I would like to see some sort of commitment to keep some of these in print on an ongoing basis, rather than limited print runs. Some of us weirdos really dig the older editions, and it would be great to be able to buy brand-new copies of the versions we love.
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 9:38AM
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I'm pretty surprised by this. I still see copies of 3.5 books on the shelves at some stores. I know people that have 3.5 books and they are not at all beat up (most of them). Most of the reactions I've seen about the 1st reprints are, "hey, that's pretty cool." Most of the reactions I've seen so far about the 3.5 reprints are, "that's cool, but do we really need that?"
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 11:11AM
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Oct 25, 2009
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Gap filler until D&DN is released. I'm surprised they jumped straight to 3.5 and skipped 2e. Something feels wierd about this, maybe something to do with protecting IP and the OGL?
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 11:32AM
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Wayne.
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 12:16PM
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Gap filler until D&DN is released. I'm surprised they jumped straight to 3.5 and skipped 2e. Something feels wierd about this, maybe something to do with protecting IP and the OGL?
That was my guess as well. There may have been some legal issues that haven't been fully worked out for a reprint of 2e.
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13 months ago ::
Jun 25, 2012 - 1:03PM
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Aug 25, 2010
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I would buy these reprints as long as they include the errata. Otherwise I'll stick to the .pdf's on my computer.
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