Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
How many people do you know who haven't switched to 5e, and why haven't they?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 6713623" data-attributes="member: 6677017"><p>As far as I'm concerned, 5e is the best thing to happen since the d20. While I prefered the flavor of AD&D, the rules were lacking for me. I thought the rules of 3.x made more sense (and thought it was great when I first started playing it), but eventually got sick of all the crunch-bloat and complexity. Pathfinder seemed like a cool alternative version of 3.5 that was fun for a bit, but had the same basic problems. (4e felt like a different game to me, so I can't compare it effectively.) 5e to me is an amalgamation of almost the best of every D&D edition (both lore and crunch), with some innovations that improve the game. 5e requires me to make the fewest house-rules and lore repairs.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to figure out what the primary factors are preventing people from trying out or switching over to 5e. (When I say "switching", I don't mean that you never play another edition, just that it becomes either your edition of choice, or tied for it.)</p><p></p><p>From what I see online, as well as my own experience, 5e seems to appeal most to:</p><p>1) Those who liked AD&D/pre-3e D&D</p><p>2) Those who are fans of D&D in general</p><p></p><p>The ones who seem most resistant to even giving 5e a chance seem to fall into a few categories:</p><p>1) Those who hate WotC and won't look at anything with their logo on it</p><p>2) Those who have found their edition already, and aren't really interested in anything new</p><p>3) Those who don't want to buy new books</p><p></p><p>What have your experiences been?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sword of Spirit, post: 6713623, member: 6677017"] As far as I'm concerned, 5e is the best thing to happen since the d20. While I prefered the flavor of AD&D, the rules were lacking for me. I thought the rules of 3.x made more sense (and thought it was great when I first started playing it), but eventually got sick of all the crunch-bloat and complexity. Pathfinder seemed like a cool alternative version of 3.5 that was fun for a bit, but had the same basic problems. (4e felt like a different game to me, so I can't compare it effectively.) 5e to me is an amalgamation of almost the best of every D&D edition (both lore and crunch), with some innovations that improve the game. 5e requires me to make the fewest house-rules and lore repairs. I'm trying to figure out what the primary factors are preventing people from trying out or switching over to 5e. (When I say "switching", I don't mean that you never play another edition, just that it becomes either your edition of choice, or tied for it.) From what I see online, as well as my own experience, 5e seems to appeal most to: 1) Those who liked AD&D/pre-3e D&D 2) Those who are fans of D&D in general The ones who seem most resistant to even giving 5e a chance seem to fall into a few categories: 1) Those who hate WotC and won't look at anything with their logo on it 2) Those who have found their edition already, and aren't really interested in anything new 3) Those who don't want to buy new books What have your experiences been? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
How many people do you know who haven't switched to 5e, and why haven't they?
Top