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Exactly the same here for me. I did keep running AD&D 2E until 3E came out, but 3E was a major breath of fresh air, a sort of house cleaning, and was great until around 2006 when it became clear the splatbooks were overwhelming and min/maxing was the default play style for everyone. I still...

I think it would have looked a lot like the Options rulebooks, given they were sort of a testing ground for evolving the rules.

Yep. The new edition of D&D is all about this deconstruction and disregard for what has come before (unless it is an iconic element that makes for good branding), and I have already tapped out, but I empathize with those who are still in the ring and bothered by the perceived arbitrariness of...

I prefer (and have exclusively drunk) Diet Coke and then Coke Zero once it came out. Sure, they might cause cancer, but better than all that excess sugar!

You're not alone! I love Pathfinder but for my homebrews. Golarian is just a setting with enough generic elements for me to easily borrow from for my own settings and scenarios.

I generally keep CL as close as possible (I've found the game gets unpleasant with too many CL +2 or higher encounters no matter what items you give the PCs, as the math just weighs against them) but an extra couple of CL -1 to +1 can mean more risk without the frustration players experience...

My preferred gaming gods to invoke are Ken St. Andre, Michael Stackpole, Liz Danforth, Steve Perrin, Sandy Petersen and Marc Miller so I have no bone in this fight.

Clown Car Full of Aliens.

I have run a couple PF2E campaigns where I essentially ignored the level on items and starting handing out awards around 4-7 levels higher than the PCs as a matter of course. I had to take that in to account for building encounters, but the net result was players feeling much more excited about...

As the Dude said, that's like, your opinion, man. I love that alt cover, far more inspiring and cool than I am used to seeing from many WotC books.

See, i love hummingbird feeders though.....

Their official npc replacements are terrible substitutions. Cross check the originals with the replacements....yikes.

Wait, you say that like all worlds don't have terrifying, chittering gnomes....

I've been comparing the old species specific stat blocks to the new generic substitutes. There is a difference and it's meaningful to me. I think it's fair to point out that the new methodology for generic npcs sucks a lot, actually, if you want things to mean something and have distinctive...

Ohhhhhhhh yeah I did not make that connection.

I think the consensus these days is that metaplots are fine for the consumer, but the developer can let it get out of control and find themselves with an unwieldly product that grows beyond manageable means over time.

I gotta be honest, I consider myself pretty up to date on video games and D&D tie ins in general, but I can't figure out what HAT is.

D&D is a toolbox. I can use it to make what I want, but if I buy the newest toolbox and its missing a saw it may limit what I can make with it. Telling me to go find my old ratty toolbox and borrow that saw is a solution, but maybe not the best value proposition for a company that spent 50 years...

Well f*** they're going to make me buy a Forgotten Realms book now. Well played, Jeremy, well played.

I've decided to try other games and give D&D a break. Playing Mythras, Dragonbane, Pathfinder 2E, Tales of the Valiant.....lots of other choices that are better experiences than what 5.5 has to offer.