Gargauth
First Post
For me the problem lies in a combination of three issues:
1) I have more money than I did during 1st and 2nd and can afford all of the modules I want.
2) That money is bought with time, and I don't have as much of that as I did during 1st and 2nd editions
3) 3E and 3.5 modules take a hell of a lot longer to play than 1st and 2nd editions did.
Seriously, the reason I thought it had only been 3 years since 3.5 came out is because it seems like yesterday. Our group only meets every other week and it takes forever to run something like Shackled City or the new FR trilogy. I know this isn't WotC's problem; it's mine. So if 4E can solve problem 3 above, my life will probably be better, but I will be much more selective... MUCH more selective... about what support materials I buy from them for 4th and I have a feeling I won't be alone. The poster who said he buys about 3 books a year is right... for the last few years. But when 3E came out, I was buying stuff right and left for a couple of years. I for one won't be making that mistake again and if a significant number of gamers feel the same way, 4E isn't going to be nearly as profitable as 3E was for them... much more profitable than the last two years? Surely, but I doubt that is their goal.
1) I have more money than I did during 1st and 2nd and can afford all of the modules I want.
2) That money is bought with time, and I don't have as much of that as I did during 1st and 2nd editions
3) 3E and 3.5 modules take a hell of a lot longer to play than 1st and 2nd editions did.
Seriously, the reason I thought it had only been 3 years since 3.5 came out is because it seems like yesterday. Our group only meets every other week and it takes forever to run something like Shackled City or the new FR trilogy. I know this isn't WotC's problem; it's mine. So if 4E can solve problem 3 above, my life will probably be better, but I will be much more selective... MUCH more selective... about what support materials I buy from them for 4th and I have a feeling I won't be alone. The poster who said he buys about 3 books a year is right... for the last few years. But when 3E came out, I was buying stuff right and left for a couple of years. I for one won't be making that mistake again and if a significant number of gamers feel the same way, 4E isn't going to be nearly as profitable as 3E was for them... much more profitable than the last two years? Surely, but I doubt that is their goal.
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