Quote Originally Posted by Xervous View Post
Popular: 5e. The design intent was for the masses after all.
I don't think 5e is popular because of it's design intent. 4e was supposed to be more accessible too, and it fell flat. 5e is popular because of external factors more than anything specific about the edition.

Quote Originally Posted by MoiMagnus View Post
5e is literally the most popular TTRPG ever released.
I mean, in fairness, I'm pretty sure that was true of every edition of D&D except 4e.