Does anyone still play 3.0e?

[Sayburr]

My group is still playing 3.0. I bought the 3.5 books and as a group we looked over the changes and decided 3.0 was better. We thought the "power up" spells were OK. Don't like S,M, L weapon changes. Really don't like the fact that 3.5 came out at all just to make additional sales.

The final result, no one has bought a WOTC product since 3.5 came out.

 

[diaglo]

1E lasted 15 years
2E lasted 11 years
3E lasted 3 years

your lengths are a little off...

OD&D was first published in 1974...not 1edADnD. Still the real thing.

1977-1989 = 12 years 1edADnD
1989-2000 = 11 years 2edADnD
2000-2003 = 3 years...

 

[diaglo]

as for 3eD&D... i'm willing to play the Holmes revision. but i'd prefer to play OD&D.

 

[Henry]

...you know some marketing "genius" will realize this and in 10 years we'll have 7th Edition, no one will be able to agree on rules, and we'll all be jaded and sick of something we once loved.

Kind of like MAGIC: THE GATHERING, perhaps?

 

[dratz]

Still playing 3.0. We started late and are still working through the Adventure Path series and when that's done in a couple of months, we'll start over with the Freeport stuff I have bought and not yet used. Lots of 3.0 modules still on the shelf at my FLGS so if I need material, it's there.

Doug.

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

We are slowly switching from 3.0 to 3.5. I'd say we are mostly 3.5 now though, but not everyone is happy about it in one of the two groups I play in.

 

[Psion]

It seems that Wizards has been very sucessful with 3.5e. From what I've seen the old 3e is all but dead, superseded by 3.5e. I know people who have sold their entire 3e collection (worth hundreds of dollars) after 3.5e was released.

I use mainly 3.5 because, frankly, many aspects of 3.5 are better. And more importantly, my players are finally getting around to getting the books.

I do still use many aspects of 3.0 as written: many spell descriptions, cover and concealment, face/reach rules.

Further, as far as "whole collection" goes, I'd have to be NUTS to do that. As much as I can give the nod to many 3.5e changes, I do not give the nod to many 3.5e supplements. There are a great many interesting and usable supplements and adventures both by WotC and third party publishers that have not been updated (and for which updates would be to minimal to justify a re-purchase) and/or which have material not updated or superior to material that appears in 3.5 supplements.

 

[Psion]

Wait... 3.5 is different from 3.0, but 2E and S&P are the same?

Need I point out that many people avoided S&P as well?

(I wasn't one of them... it's what stopped me from quitting the game and shifting to other games. Just sayin')

And 1E and UA are the same as well?

UA for 1e is a bit more on the order of CW or BoED for 3.5e. New options (some of them overpowered) and the like.

 

[Corion_Windfoot]

I still run my play by post game with 3.0 If I had tons of dough i might make the switch but see no real reason to. Honestly I think it's up to us to change what we don't like about 3.0 to suit our games better. Isn't that what house rules are all about.

Vic

 

[Mixmaster]

~raises hand~ Right here, dude.

We still play 3.0. I own the 3.5 Players Handbook, but that's just because RPGA Living Greyhawk changed to 3.5.

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