Did Wizards previously say the 2024 rules wouldn’t be called 5.5e?
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Earlier on, they were referred to differently. As D&D Beyond evolved and more players used both versions side by side, it became clear that “5.5e” matched how the community already talks about ...

cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/33813206

On the dndbeyond website you can filter the content you are looking for. In these filters, they will now use 5.5e instead of “2024”

  • Zonetrooper@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 months ago

    “C’mooooon… play more OneDND 5e2024 5.5e. It’s totally a proper edition this time. Pleeeeeeease?”

    In fairness this isn’t the first time. 5e was “DnD Next” (terrible name as well) during its development.

    • Aielman15@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      The difference is that “DnD Next” was just a placeholder name, they were very clear about that and never intended to use it officially, same as OneDnD.

      DnD 2024 never made any sense in the first place. Of the first three core manuals, only one was released in 2024 proper. It was just dumb and led to unnecessary confusion.

      • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        It got by on the fact that it’s cross-compatible with all the older content (same as 3 and 3.5), so putting out the PHB was enough to play the game. But they really did dance around that for a long time, insisting that it was not a separate version, when clearly there were lots of balance changes to classes and spells.

      • Jeeve65@ttrpg.networkOP
        1·
        2 months ago

        Nitpicky, but 2 out of 3 core rulebooks of the 2024 version were released in 2024, not just one.

        Using year labeling of your product is generally a bad idea, imho, because it makes it appear outdated really quick.