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IMO, the vancian magic system of AD&D --- 3e was a fundamental part of the feel of D&D. Magic was mysterious and different. Those that wielded it were set apart from the grunts rolling d8 every round of combat. 4e makes magic users fundamentally like every other class. I think that was WOTC’s...

Yes, it would bring me back as a customer for their pre-3e PDFs as well as their miniatures. I was looking forward to buying a bunch of the old AD&D modules when they yanked the PDFs. I quit buying anything from WOTC after that even though I liked their minis and other peripheral products.

I don't care for 4e but they did some things right: -Overall simpler system provides more play, less prep -Limited skill list so you can focus on the important ones -Rebalancing the classes, everyone can participate -Healing surges, keeps the game going without having to break things off and...

D&D was born during bad economic times--at least as bad as today--the 1970s. It's an inexpensive hobby and you can continue to play even if you stop buying new books. You don't even need to buy anything to join a game, just borrow or share. This is what makes the hobby recession proof. Sales...

I think you have a better chance at guessing someone's age by the edition they play than guessing their edition based upon their age.