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How many people do you know who haven't switched to 5e, and why haven't they?
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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 6722029" data-attributes="member: 6801286"><p>See, I originally played 2nd edition. So when I switched from 2nd to 3rd, I actually thought it simplified things a lot. This was originally what held us back as well. We were afraid that 3rd edition got rid of too many of the details in 2nd edition. But it didn't take long for me to realize just how little I missed all of those countless saves (rod/staff/wand) and the confusing Thac0 and reverse armor class system.</p><p></p><p>To me, 3rd edition was the first system that made sense. And 5th edition, from what I've seen of it, does not stray too far from 3rd edition. They simplified some of the things, such as advantage/disadvantage, and inspiration, which are welcome changes. But they've also over complicated things, by again going back to more saves, where as the three saves in 3rd edition worked just fine. Seriously, do we need a charisma save and an intelligence save? I think I'll stick with the reflex, constitution and willpower save. Those seem to cover everything just fine. Some of the combat seems better balanced in 5th edition. Armor class, hit points and attack power don't seem to get quite as much out of hand as they do in 3rd edition at higher levels.</p><p></p><p>So I definitely see the positives and the negatives of 5th edition. But I just have so many books for 3rd edition and Pathfinder... I like not having to be confined to just WotC books. The more publishers the better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 6722029, member: 6801286"] See, I originally played 2nd edition. So when I switched from 2nd to 3rd, I actually thought it simplified things a lot. This was originally what held us back as well. We were afraid that 3rd edition got rid of too many of the details in 2nd edition. But it didn't take long for me to realize just how little I missed all of those countless saves (rod/staff/wand) and the confusing Thac0 and reverse armor class system. To me, 3rd edition was the first system that made sense. And 5th edition, from what I've seen of it, does not stray too far from 3rd edition. They simplified some of the things, such as advantage/disadvantage, and inspiration, which are welcome changes. But they've also over complicated things, by again going back to more saves, where as the three saves in 3rd edition worked just fine. Seriously, do we need a charisma save and an intelligence save? I think I'll stick with the reflex, constitution and willpower save. Those seem to cover everything just fine. Some of the combat seems better balanced in 5th edition. Armor class, hit points and attack power don't seem to get quite as much out of hand as they do in 3rd edition at higher levels. So I definitely see the positives and the negatives of 5th edition. But I just have so many books for 3rd edition and Pathfinder... I like not having to be confined to just WotC books. The more publishers the better. [/QUOTE]
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