D&D 6E? AD&D Re-release?

The latest thing on D&D YouTube is rumors of an AD&D re-release by Wizards.

I would like to see this, as long as it is unaltered, with no modern art, and it is not censored or changed.

But I know better. I don't trust Wizards all that much.

And we have better options in OSRIC, OSE, Dragonslayer, and Dungeon Crawl Classics. But here is my feeling. A game is not just the rules.

A game is the support it gets. Dungeon Crawl Classics and over 100 adventures? That is far, far better than an AD&D re-release, and offers me more fun and long-term gaming than simply printing a new edition of nostalgia and calling it a day.

The writing team at Wizards does not have it in them to release anything as significant as the Tomb of Horrors, Ravenloft, or any of the classics. They do not have the writing chops or old-school sensibilities to write anything other than modern tripe.

An AD&D re-release?

One and done.

Likely smeared with current-day politics to rub agendas in our faces and tell the grognards they are - and will always be - horrible people. Just like they did to Gygax. Will the book come with a warning message?

They still have a long way to go to regain good graces. If they open the license to 1E as a result? Then, that is an excellent start on the way back. You have my interest. I am bought in. That ensures the community can step up and support the game. It is a great move to mend fences. I will support that.

PDFs not tied to D&D Beyond? Now we are talking. I don't mind if they support this on D&D Beyond, and I encourage them to take that step. All should be able to play whatever version they love and remember. Wizards need to get out of the rules-writing business and into the "playing D&D" business. They already have too many versions of the game to support. A 6E will make things worse and further divide the fans.

They should support OSRIC, OSE, Basic Fantasy, C&C, Labyrinth Lord, DCC, Dragonslayer, and any other D&D version on D&D Beyond. Bring everyone in the tent. Sell all their digital books, with options for physical copies. PDFs to own, please. Support everyone's character creation methods. Everyone comes here to play. Why not?

Be more like Facebook, and less of a "book publisher."

But OSRIC and other community-supported BX games will be here to stay. This is the measuring stick of their progress.

And DCC has the support to keep me playing long after the Kickstarter ends and interest wanes.