malkav666
First Post
I hate to say it,
But 5e will be the first D&D that I do not buy at release not caring what its all about. I will borrow a copy (or just plant down at my FLGS and read it) and make sure I am not getting another 4e before I spend money. Thats not meant as a snipe at folks who like 4e. It just means that despite a few new ideas and strengths within 4e, it was very disappointing to me as a continuation of the game Dungeons and Dragons. When 4e was released I bought it out of brand loyalty and I tried very hard to like it. I just assumed it would grow on me. It did not. Now I think 5e has the potential to be good. And I am willing to judge it on its own merits and flaws. But there are too many great versions/variants of D&D out there to support ones that are sub par. I won't be supporting 5e at all unless it is something I really like.
WOTC burned my wallet for like 200 bucks around the release of 4e just on loyalty alone. The burn has healed over the last few years, but the scar remains. I am willing to look at 5e and try not to judge it based on my feelings of 4e, but the rose colored glasses are off and in a stomped little mess on the floor where WOTC and D&D are concerned. There is no more "this is D&D and I should support it!" goodwill left in my poor burnt wallet. If I buy 5e it will be because it is AWESOME, goodwill purchases are finished.
Awesome is the bar. If 5e can't leap over it, then it will remain on the shelf, and my dollars will remain soft and snug in my wallet.
love,
Malkav's Wallet
But 5e will be the first D&D that I do not buy at release not caring what its all about. I will borrow a copy (or just plant down at my FLGS and read it) and make sure I am not getting another 4e before I spend money. Thats not meant as a snipe at folks who like 4e. It just means that despite a few new ideas and strengths within 4e, it was very disappointing to me as a continuation of the game Dungeons and Dragons. When 4e was released I bought it out of brand loyalty and I tried very hard to like it. I just assumed it would grow on me. It did not. Now I think 5e has the potential to be good. And I am willing to judge it on its own merits and flaws. But there are too many great versions/variants of D&D out there to support ones that are sub par. I won't be supporting 5e at all unless it is something I really like.
WOTC burned my wallet for like 200 bucks around the release of 4e just on loyalty alone. The burn has healed over the last few years, but the scar remains. I am willing to look at 5e and try not to judge it based on my feelings of 4e, but the rose colored glasses are off and in a stomped little mess on the floor where WOTC and D&D are concerned. There is no more "this is D&D and I should support it!" goodwill left in my poor burnt wallet. If I buy 5e it will be because it is AWESOME, goodwill purchases are finished.
Awesome is the bar. If 5e can't leap over it, then it will remain on the shelf, and my dollars will remain soft and snug in my wallet.
love,
Malkav's Wallet
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