fenriswolf456
First Post
This isn't true in my case. I didn't use to play 3E (I did use to play AD&D, back when it was still the current edition). Some members of my group played 3E games. One member had never played D&D (I introduced him to fantasy RPGing with Rolemaster) until our 4e game started.
For me, 4e was the system that led me back to GMing D&D after nearly 20 years of running something else.
Perhaps I'm an outlier, though.
Doubtful ... I too never played 3E, though I DMed the heck out of AD&D. Partly it was the breakup of my group, partly not taken in by 3E's shinyness. It just never grabbed me, despite a couple of attempts to play and get into it.
With my current 4E groups, I think only 2 or 3 come from playing 3E, the other 5 or so are either newcomers or 'old school' players. One of my players runs Encounters, and half the players there are teens or even preteens.
It's too early to tell now, but I'm pretty certain we'll at least give 5E a try when it is finally released, unless future playtests really turn some of us off the idea. But I don't believe there's going to be any auto-buy in by 4thers just because some came from a previous edition. The game has to prove interesting and fun enough for people to make the switch, especially if it's going to go the route of having to be a large investment.