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<blockquote data-quote="jsaving" data-source="post: 5893676" data-attributes="member: 16726"><p>I might actually agree with this.</p><p></p><p>I take as given that the next edition must more closely resemble 3e/Pathfinder no matter how much we might wish it could be otherwise. As I've hopefully made clear, I say this not because I think 4e is "bad" and 3e "good," but simply because of the empirical evidence from the marketplace as best I am able to observe it.</p><p></p><p>Given this necessity, the issue then becomes how to simultaneously retain those who are happy with the current edition and nervous that any move toward 3e will automatically lead to something they won't want to play. There are obviously those who see 3e and 4e as polar opposites, which would if true suggest a unifying edition of D&D is an impossibility at this point. But as somebody who plays and enjoys both editions, I have to say that I disagree. </p><p></p><p>Themes, at-wills, better balance among classes, and greater tactical breadth for non-casters can be combined with Vancian magic, more distinctive classes, flexible multiclassing, and the absence of pre-designated roles to produce something that would in my view combine the best of both editions into a new and better D&D. The situation doesn't have to be an either-or, and I would hope every one of us can admit that our preferred edition isn't the best in every conceivable respect, even if your list for what the new edition should contain is different from the one mentioned here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jsaving, post: 5893676, member: 16726"] I might actually agree with this. I take as given that the next edition must more closely resemble 3e/Pathfinder no matter how much we might wish it could be otherwise. As I've hopefully made clear, I say this not because I think 4e is "bad" and 3e "good," but simply because of the empirical evidence from the marketplace as best I am able to observe it. Given this necessity, the issue then becomes how to simultaneously retain those who are happy with the current edition and nervous that any move toward 3e will automatically lead to something they won't want to play. There are obviously those who see 3e and 4e as polar opposites, which would if true suggest a unifying edition of D&D is an impossibility at this point. But as somebody who plays and enjoys both editions, I have to say that I disagree. Themes, at-wills, better balance among classes, and greater tactical breadth for non-casters can be combined with Vancian magic, more distinctive classes, flexible multiclassing, and the absence of pre-designated roles to produce something that would in my view combine the best of both editions into a new and better D&D. The situation doesn't have to be an either-or, and I would hope every one of us can admit that our preferred edition isn't the best in every conceivable respect, even if your list for what the new edition should contain is different from the one mentioned here. [/QUOTE]
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