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<blockquote data-quote="rogueattorney" data-source="post: 5264625" data-attributes="member: 17551"><p>Maybe. Probably not.</p><p></p><p>I'll be honest. When 4e first came out, I went to the game store, picked up the PHB and held it in my hand for about 2 seconds until the crashing realization hit me: I just didn't care. More than anything, it was the format. I plain and simple did not have any interest in buying yet another 3 volume, 600+ page, hard backed set of fantasy rpg rules that I was very unlikely to ever play. I've got enough of those already. I don't want mroe.</p><p></p><p>I came very close to grabbing the Keep on the Shadowfell module with the quick play rules and even borrowed a friend's copy for a little bit, but ultimately didn't feel the adventure was good enough or the quick play rules useful enough for me to make the purchase.</p><p></p><p>Although in a slightly different format, Pathfinder has the same problem for me. When that core book came out, one of the guys at the rpg store was trying to sell me on it while I had a copy of SJG's Space Munchkin rpg in my hand. Dude, it's just not my thing. If you can't get your rules across to me in about 120 pages, I'm really not all that interested.</p><p></p><p>So, here's the Essential boxed set that takes away the immediate hurdle you have to get across to grab my interest. The price is right. it's got doo-dads and gizmos included, and I'm a sucker for doo-dads and gizmos.</p><p></p><p>So, the next question is: What does this box set do that is better than the dozen or more rpgs I've already got sitting on my shelf? Will I actually play this game? Will my kids enjoy this more than the other games I've already introduced them to? If I'm going to get a new rpg, why get this one instead of, say, the Dragon Age rpg?</p><p></p><p>I'm not sold yet. I could be sold on it. But not yet. The D&D name on the box simply isn't enough for me, and hasn't been since about 1994.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rogueattorney, post: 5264625, member: 17551"] Maybe. Probably not. I'll be honest. When 4e first came out, I went to the game store, picked up the PHB and held it in my hand for about 2 seconds until the crashing realization hit me: I just didn't care. More than anything, it was the format. I plain and simple did not have any interest in buying yet another 3 volume, 600+ page, hard backed set of fantasy rpg rules that I was very unlikely to ever play. I've got enough of those already. I don't want mroe. I came very close to grabbing the Keep on the Shadowfell module with the quick play rules and even borrowed a friend's copy for a little bit, but ultimately didn't feel the adventure was good enough or the quick play rules useful enough for me to make the purchase. Although in a slightly different format, Pathfinder has the same problem for me. When that core book came out, one of the guys at the rpg store was trying to sell me on it while I had a copy of SJG's Space Munchkin rpg in my hand. Dude, it's just not my thing. If you can't get your rules across to me in about 120 pages, I'm really not all that interested. So, here's the Essential boxed set that takes away the immediate hurdle you have to get across to grab my interest. The price is right. it's got doo-dads and gizmos included, and I'm a sucker for doo-dads and gizmos. So, the next question is: What does this box set do that is better than the dozen or more rpgs I've already got sitting on my shelf? Will I actually play this game? Will my kids enjoy this more than the other games I've already introduced them to? If I'm going to get a new rpg, why get this one instead of, say, the Dragon Age rpg? I'm not sold yet. I could be sold on it. But not yet. The D&D name on the box simply isn't enough for me, and hasn't been since about 1994. [/QUOTE]
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