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I am playing 1st edition AD&D right now. My books are perfect but I might buy the new printing to support the Gygax Memorial. Also, only I and the DM have the books so I might convince some of my fellow players to support the initiative.

Podcasts are far better than videocasts. I can listen then while I am commuting whereas I have no time to watch video. Please, consider adding an audio only feed.

Cautionly positive, as I applaud the design goals but I am unsure they can pull it out. Hopefuly, they will design a system that will turn D&D again a suitable system to introduce new players to the hobby. Being the brand with most awaresome, it is definitely a task D&D should tackle but have...

I liked this statement. I always thought it was a mistake to make D&D more similar to online games as it is like playing your weakness instead of your strengths.

After so much heated discussions in the previous entries, Cook played safe this time by avoiding to give us his personal position. If you ask me, I would throw half of the rules away to make my job as a DM easier.

We always used them but they were hardly a problem, as we found out we didn't enjoyed the game much at higher levels that, at the time, meant about ten.

I scored seven of nine, including The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, a book I would never expect to discuss in ENWorld.

I don't think any d20 or 4th edition adventure so far will achieve classic status, with the possible exception of Red Hand of Doom. However, I am not familiar with Paizo's Pathfinder adventures.

All core books of: AD&D with revised covers AD&D 2nd edition revised D&D Rules Cyclopedia (missing at the pool) D&D 4th edition Essentials I might buy a 3.5 set just to complete my collection, although I have little desire in playing 3.x again.

In many ways I can understand your feelings. I think d20 is too complex and formed a barrier to attract new players, being thus a poor interaction of D&D. However, you should notice AD&D was a aging system much in need of a major revision. Perhaps WotC followed a direction different to the one...

Those are two of my favourite games. Both have simple rules and offer near endless possibilities to adventures. I say you should choose based in either you want to play horror or space opera. If anything, some of the best adventures ever published were for Call of Ctulhu, whereas Traveller's...

In regard to the eventual loss of customers with a new edition, I don't think WotC is too much worried about it. In every single transition, there were a loss, especially when the editions were significantly different, such as from 2nd to 3rd and from 3rd to 4th. As such, WotC is expecting that...

I rather prefer to say it is an ideterminate period of time. As a turn remains being ten rounds, there is no conflict with the spells or any other rule. One minute is too long and really weird if you consider the game have provision to weapon speed factors, among other stuff I never used.

I have an iPad and I strongly recommend it. A friend of mine brought an Android tablet and he now admits it was a bad purchase, despite the fact he really enjoy his Android phone.

I have followed Monte Cook work since Rolemaster and I am definitely not a fan. Still, he is a smart guy and I think he might do some good under Mearls's guidance. For what I can see, I like Mearls' design goals for fifth edition whereas some of the design goals for third edition (including the...

Give me an Expert box with expasion to the tenth level and perhaps a few more classes and I would gladly join the wagon, as long as they don't reintroduce the more complex rules.

I find interesting how many people are taking tech into their tables. Personally, I like the complete opposite approach, even considering most of the people in my table are tech freaks with Ph.D. titles. I see D&D as a social game and thus I see crunch as an obstacle and not as a tool. For that...

Sampling is always the most critical step in any statistical inference. The behaviour studies I think you are citing are experimental and thus very different from pooling to access taste. As others already pointed out, a pool within ENWorld is very biased and thus not representative of the...

WotC sells the same products at each edition. They already released a full 3.5 line and, thus, they will have trouble creating new products for it. Also, customers who want this kind of thing are already served by Paizo and thus WotC will have to differentiate their line. Anyway, Mearls column...

I understand that Cook and Mearls are friends and that bringing Cook might attract some customers Wizards lost to Paizo. That said, I have an image of Cook as a crunch oriented designer, which is exactly the opposite direction Meatls have been talking in his column. As a matter of fact, Cook is...