I'm going to do what I did for the last two editions. I'm going to hope for the best and see what the game looks like when its done.
I heard all the rumors about 3E when it was being developed and thought it would be a good game. So I took a look at the books when they came out and ended up buying them. Some things I liked somethings I disliked. still played it and would play it again.
Then they decided to make 4E and I listened to the rumors and thought it would be a good game. So I took a look at the books and decided not to buy them. It's still a good game but its just not the direction I thought they should take.
I'm going to do the same with 5E and reserve my judgement till I see the books.
I've always felt that D&D isn't a rules system but a way of playing and a few iconic bits that have formed the identity of the game. I've played D&D esque games with a variety of systems and used the different editions to play games that definitely weren't D&D. A game is a game and the more games your willing to play the more chances of finding a group and play.
I heard all the rumors about 3E when it was being developed and thought it would be a good game. So I took a look at the books when they came out and ended up buying them. Some things I liked somethings I disliked. still played it and would play it again.
Then they decided to make 4E and I listened to the rumors and thought it would be a good game. So I took a look at the books and decided not to buy them. It's still a good game but its just not the direction I thought they should take.
I'm going to do the same with 5E and reserve my judgement till I see the books.
I've always felt that D&D isn't a rules system but a way of playing and a few iconic bits that have formed the identity of the game. I've played D&D esque games with a variety of systems and used the different editions to play games that definitely weren't D&D. A game is a game and the more games your willing to play the more chances of finding a group and play.