Quote Originally Posted by Draz74 View Post
After 4e-previews' bashing of 3e and everyone who loved it, this approach is EXTREMELY REFRESHING. Up until now, while 5e previews have refrained from insulting previous editions, they've also made somewhat ridiculous claims about how 5e will be the best edition for any player, any playstyle. Now Mearls is putting a more realistic vision forward. I'm not sure what my opinion of Mearls as a game designer is, but he just won major points in my book as a marketer and as a human being.
They're not saying that 5E will be the best edition for any player, they're saying that making it the best edition for any player is the primary goal of the system. Of course, it's impossible to please absolutely everyone, but they're doing their damndest to make it a great system for as many people as possible. That sounds like a laudable goal to me, and I doubt even they think they'll be able to pull it off 100%.