D&D (2024) Why are you still playing D&D?

[AnotherGuy]

"What is this 'Fifth Edition' of which you speak?"

I still run a D&D game because the RPG Police haven't shown up to seize my 3.5e stuff, because I could find players, and because I managed to start a long-running "Brotherhood of Rangers" campaign under 3.5e that has caught fire with the players.

A quirk that might help or hurt is distance; we only get together for a long session once or twice a year. (And no, an on-line 'virtual' table top is not an option. I'm an old rebel against the Old School in many ways, but I'm still enough of a grognard to insist on in-person play with an actual physical table-top and actual physical dice.)

To have a campaign that has caught fire with the players and then to only play once or twice a year I imagine must be painful for those on fire.

 

[TheSword]

Solid rules that are fun to play.
All classes feel competent and able to contribute.
Simple system to convert any adventure too.
Good support and updates - feels like a living system.
Huge backlog products for conversion, inspiration and further reading.
Great VTT support

 

[cranberry]

I still play it because I enjoy it, but more significantly, it's what my friends want to play.

 

[Micah Sweet]

2024 D&D could be better in a few ways, and worse in sooo many more. So many bad ideas out there.

Plus it is easier to find players for.

I'm not sure it's easier to find players for than 2014 D&D.

 

[Distracted DM]

Other- I'm a pro GM nowadays, and it's what my players want to play, and I like my players (couldn't get most of them on board with DCC unfortunately). But I run A5E with some 5e stuff mixed in so I'm not sure if that qualifies here.

 

[TheSword]

I'm not sure it's easier to find players for than 2014 D&D.

It will be in a few months. Holding on to the past never helps recruit new players. The people you’re trying to recruit won’t understand why it’s a problem for you and won’t understand your explanation. They’ll expect to use the current edition.

Particularly if they want to play a monk!

 

[Cordwainer Fish]

Doesn't apply. If I said more people would get mad at me, but the question was asked.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It will be in a few months. Holding on to the past never helps recruit new players. The people you’re trying to recruit won’t understand why it’s a problem for you and won’t understand your explanation. They’ll expect to use the current edition.

Particularly if they want to play a monk!

This assumes that 5.5 will be widely accepted as a replacement for WotC's previous version of 5e by current 2014 5e players, who I assume will...just throw another $150 at WotC and move on? We cannot know how popular 5.5 will end up being yet, and there are already potential indicators of a lack of enthusiasm for moving on to a new set of rules, with new books to buy and new lore to accept. Meals has discussed this on this very site, and I have heard from multiple folks who feel the new version just isn't worth the squeeze.

So I guess we'll see.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Other- I'm a pro GM nowadays, and it's what my players want to play, and I like my players (couldn't get most of them on board with DCC unfortunately). But I run A5E with some 5e stuff missed in so I'm not sure if that qualifies here.

A lot of posters seem to fall on, "I'd prefer to play something else, but it's what my players want".

 

[Distracted DM]

This assumes that 5.5 will be widely accepted as a replacement for WotC's previous version of 5e by current 2014 5e players, who I assume will...just throw another $150 at WotC and move on? We cannot know how popular 5.5 will end up being yet, and there are already potential indicators of a lack of enthusiasm for moving on to a new set of rules, with new books to buy and new lore to accept. Meals has discussed this on this very site, and I have heard from multiple folks who feel the new version just isn't worth the squeeze.

So I guess we'll see.

Beware, someone may throw that "fastest selling" statistic WotC provided right at your face.