Jonathan Drain
First Post
I have to agree with the idea that D&D is whatever you've learned it as.
Consider this hypothetical situation. You grew up playing D&D as a monster-bashing game, but never used the trap rules. Now a new edition comes out and it removes traps. Is it still D&D?
If you never played with traps, then it's still D&D. If you did, they've just cut a significant proportion of the gameplay and created something that's not the game as you know it. You can either accept that this is a new and different form of the game, or decide it's not for you and stick with the old edition.
Consider this hypothetical situation. You grew up playing D&D as a monster-bashing game, but never used the trap rules. Now a new edition comes out and it removes traps. Is it still D&D?
If you never played with traps, then it's still D&D. If you did, they've just cut a significant proportion of the gameplay and created something that's not the game as you know it. You can either accept that this is a new and different form of the game, or decide it's not for you and stick with the old edition.