francisca
I got dice older than you.
I've often seen posts, and heard in actual conversations, people mention that a system being in print is an important factor in deciding whether or not to play (or continue to play) a particular game, or edition of a game.
For instance, I know a few groups around town who didn't want to go to 4e, but switched to Pathfinder, rather than continuing their 3.5 game.
Similarly, I've had guys tell me they prefer Castles and Crusades over AD&D (either edition)/Basic/OD&D soley because C&C is in print.
(My background/bias is of a guy who really only owned about a half dozen rpg product for years, and never even noticed 2e AD&D was out until it had been on the shelves for about 18 months or 2 years. Even today, I don't really make use of much beyond my core AD&D books, being quite happy to homebrew adventures and houserule anything I think needs addressing. )
This isn't just a D&D thing, either. I heard of people who quit playing other games in different genres shortly after they went out of print, for that very reason.
So, without devolving into edition warring or rules nitpickery, could some of you who feel that way try to explain why a system being in print is of such import to you?
For instance, I know a few groups around town who didn't want to go to 4e, but switched to Pathfinder, rather than continuing their 3.5 game.
Similarly, I've had guys tell me they prefer Castles and Crusades over AD&D (either edition)/Basic/OD&D soley because C&C is in print.
(My background/bias is of a guy who really only owned about a half dozen rpg product for years, and never even noticed 2e AD&D was out until it had been on the shelves for about 18 months or 2 years. Even today, I don't really make use of much beyond my core AD&D books, being quite happy to homebrew adventures and houserule anything I think needs addressing. )
This isn't just a D&D thing, either. I heard of people who quit playing other games in different genres shortly after they went out of print, for that very reason.
So, without devolving into edition warring or rules nitpickery, could some of you who feel that way try to explain why a system being in print is of such import to you?
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