Plans for the current edition extend a good number of years from now for sure. At least one of the designers has talked about them having products planned for the next 5 years.
When is 6th edition coming and will it be oriented around the battle map? Will magic be balanced again?
Not trying to sound snarky or judgmental, but you do know that there exist other TTRPG systems, right?
Looking at your signature (and your other post here in the forums) it seems you genuinely hate 5ed and want it gone as soon as possible. Why? And I do not mean "why you don't like it", I mean "why do you wish for something a lot of people are enjoying to crash and burn"? Just because it does not line up with what you specifically want? Wouldn't it be more beneficial (and probably healthier) for you to see if there is another system that might suit your needs better? There are TONS of Fantasy TTRPG out there, and we are in a new golden age of TTRPG, with new ideas, systems, settings and possibilities coming up every other day.
I know this post does not reply to the questions posed*, but that's because I feel the post itself does not really want an answer and is just an expression of frustration. D&D is a good TTRPG, but it's not the be-all-end-all TTRPG, far from it.
I would seriously recommend that you investigate the many, many other RPGs on the market. perhaps one of them will better suit what you are looking for. Since you say "will magic be balanced again?" You seem to have found at least magic to your liking in a previous game. the wonderful thing about table top RPGs is that they never go obsolete. They do not depend on any specific hardware or software to play. Once you won the game you can play it forever. I still use the same rule book I got in 1978.
We have been told frequently that there are no plans for D&D 6th edition at this time or in the foreseeable future.
I'm assuming you've played at least one previous edition of D&D, and that does not help your cause...
Magic has never been balanced, and previous editions heavily favored magic users the higher you got in level. 5e is the closest they've ever come to actual balance.
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You might as well be asking the weatherman if it'll be raining on this day 3 years from now.
6e will happen when there's demand for it. No one knows when that'll be, other than not in the foreseeable future. 5e sales were still going strong last year.
There's no scheduled end of life cycle, that's not how this works. They'll keep making 5e products as long as it's popular (which looks to be for a while at least) and when it starts to wane, then they may decide to develop a new edition. If 5th is anything to go by, there'll be play testing and development while 5th is still available.
If you don't enjoy 5th, don't wait around for 6th. 5e is popular and doesn't look to be going anywhere anytime soon.
The last two editions had end of life dates and roadmaps. I understand your confusion if you weren't around for those. There were scheduled content releases for books.
There's a bit of irrelevant information being posted.
If it's true there isn't an end of cycle roadmap, that's fine. There must be a list of upcoming book releases for 5E though somewhere.
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Looking forward to 6E, hopefully by Fall 2021.
Hoping for 4E balance, faster combat, and mechanics separated from character themes.
The current business model is roughly 2 books per year, announced about 6 months in advance. And while I'm sure WotC has some vague notion of what they'll be working on after that, I doubt they have too many details pinned down because their releases also depend on what was well-received. Part of the impetus for Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes was how well Volo's Guide to Monsters did.
No one really knows what's coming down the pipeline more than a year out.
That's not true, they kept releasing books until sales dropped. Then they began developing the next edition. I say this as someone who played through the end of 3.5 into 4th, then D&D Next which became 5th edition. There was no roadmap of end of life.
There are some books being announced next week, following Ghosts of Saltmarsh and Acquisitions Incorporated.
AFIK there is no publicly released official road map far into the future of 5e books. WotC usually announces their next couple of planned books about 6 months ahead of release. Various third party publishers are releasing books for 5e, they have their own schedules and make their own announcements. Pendelhaven is finalizing some mechanics for the 5e version of Creatures of Fairy Tale and Myth, Why Not Games is working on Rocket Age 5e, and Cubicle 7 is planning more book for Adventures in Middle Earth although they haven't said exactly what or when. Looks like 5e is still going strong, and will be for a good while yet.
When is 6th edition coming and will it be oriented around the battle map? Will magic be balanced again?
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if you are late to this thread and would like to help me, I'd like to know what 5E books are expected to release and when
Looking forward to 6E, hopefully by Fall 2021.
Hoping for 4E balance, faster combat, and mechanics separated from character themes.
Not any time soon.
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We might still be in 4th if 4th wasn't such a stinker.
Highly doubtful about it going out anytime soon.
5e is very good and with recent updates I think that they will be makimg more campaigns
Plans for the current edition extend a good number of years from now for sure. At least one of the designers has talked about them having products planned for the next 5 years.
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Not trying to sound snarky or judgmental, but you do know that there exist other TTRPG systems, right?
Looking at your signature (and your other post here in the forums) it seems you genuinely hate 5ed and want it gone as soon as possible.
Why? And I do not mean "why you don't like it", I mean "why do you wish for something a lot of people are enjoying to crash and burn"? Just because it does not line up with what you specifically want? Wouldn't it be more beneficial (and probably healthier) for you to see if there is another system that might suit your needs better? There are TONS of Fantasy TTRPG out there, and we are in a new golden age of TTRPG, with new ideas, systems, settings and possibilities coming up every other day.
I know this post does not reply to the questions posed*, but that's because I feel the post itself does not really want an answer and is just an expression of frustration.
D&D is a good TTRPG, but it's not the be-all-end-all TTRPG, far from it.
(*5ed is not going anywhere anytime soon, there)
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I would seriously recommend that you investigate the many, many other RPGs on the market. perhaps one of them will better suit what you are looking for. Since you say "will magic be balanced again?" You seem to have found at least magic to your liking in a previous game. the wonderful thing about table top RPGs is that they never go obsolete. They do not depend on any specific hardware or software to play. Once you won the game you can play it forever. I still use the same rule book I got in 1978.
We have been told frequently that there are no plans for D&D 6th edition at this time or in the foreseeable future.
I'm assuming you've played at least one previous edition of D&D, and that does not help your cause...
Magic has never been balanced, and previous editions heavily favored magic users the higher you got in level. 5e is the closest they've ever come to actual balance.
You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
LOL
Obviously, I both played 5th and play other game systems.
I'm not trying to argue which editions balanced magic so that other classes were equally fun/useful.
I am asking when is the next edition coming out.
I saw a couple people heard the question and started to tell me. They said more content is scheduled.
So what is the latest date for that content? Is there a roadmap for the end of life cycle for this edition or will it be sudden?
Looking forward to 6E, hopefully by Fall 2021.
Hoping for 4E balance, faster combat, and mechanics separated from character themes.
You might as well be asking the weatherman if it'll be raining on this day 3 years from now.
6e will happen when there's demand for it. No one knows when that'll be, other than not in the foreseeable future. 5e sales were still going strong last year.
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There's no scheduled end of life cycle, that's not how this works. They'll keep making 5e products as long as it's popular (which looks to be for a while at least) and when it starts to wane, then they may decide to develop a new edition. If 5th is anything to go by, there'll be play testing and development while 5th is still available.
If you don't enjoy 5th, don't wait around for 6th. 5e is popular and doesn't look to be going anywhere anytime soon.
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The last two editions had end of life dates and roadmaps. I understand your confusion if you weren't around for those. There were scheduled content releases for books.
There's a bit of irrelevant information being posted.
If it's true there isn't an end of cycle roadmap, that's fine. There must be a list of upcoming book releases for 5E though somewhere.
Looking forward to 6E, hopefully by Fall 2021.
Hoping for 4E balance, faster combat, and mechanics separated from character themes.
The current business model is roughly 2 books per year, announced about 6 months in advance. And while I'm sure WotC has some vague notion of what they'll be working on after that, I doubt they have too many details pinned down because their releases also depend on what was well-received. Part of the impetus for Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes was how well Volo's Guide to Monsters did.
No one really knows what's coming down the pipeline more than a year out.
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That's not true, they kept releasing books until sales dropped. Then they began developing the next edition. I say this as someone who played through the end of 3.5 into 4th, then D&D Next which became 5th edition. There was no roadmap of end of life.
There are some books being announced next week, following Ghosts of Saltmarsh and Acquisitions Incorporated.
Find my D&D Beyond articles here
AFIK there is no publicly released official road map far into the future of 5e books. WotC usually announces their next couple of planned books about 6 months ahead of release. Various third party publishers are releasing books for 5e, they have their own schedules and make their own announcements. Pendelhaven is finalizing some mechanics for the 5e version of Creatures of Fairy Tale and Myth, Why Not Games is working on Rocket Age 5e, and Cubicle 7 is planning more book for Adventures in Middle Earth although they haven't said exactly what or when. Looks like 5e is still going strong, and will be for a good while yet.
Can we close this thread now?
What books remain to come out now?
it has been another year
Looking forward to 6E, hopefully by Fall 2021.
Hoping for 4E balance, faster combat, and mechanics separated from character themes.
Mythic Odysseys of Theros releases on June 2nd on DDB, and July 21st physically.
The other books for this year haven't been announced yet, but that's unsurprising considering.
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So one more book has been announced? No others yet?
Looking forward to 6E, hopefully by Fall 2021.
Hoping for 4E balance, faster combat, and mechanics separated from character themes.