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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaodi" data-source="post: 5254316" data-attributes="member: 1231">This is not meant to be an edition war type of topic; only a comparison between the basic three books from each edition as a " complete package " in comparison to their expanded forms.Let me begin by saying that I have yet to actually purchase the 4e Books, though I have played 4e and am familiar with how it works. A problem I am feeling though, when I think about eventually getting to the point where I buy in, is that it seems that it is a lot harder to say, " Screw it, we're just sticking with Core, " in 4e. That is, 4e is more of a " complete package " rather than a kernel with optional additions. Regardless, I think the problem is likely more pronounced with veteran players rather than new ones. My question, I guess, is: If you were playing 3e, would you feel less hard done by if the DM decided to call Core only than if you were playing 4e and the DM said the same thing?As I said, this is not meant as an edition war. I am rather committed to 4e myself, it just seems that the " buy in " is more substantive than it used to be. Especially since, as a big Eberron fan, to get all the elements from the 3e version of the setting I am going to need like, PHB1, 2, 3, DMG 1-?, MM 1-?, Metallic Draconomicon, and the Eberron books themselves. Plus, you know, a spattering of whatever else because of how spread out 4e is. And, if any of the stuff that used to be in 3e Eberron is only on DDI, then DDI ( and I am not a big fan of electronic content ).(Well, maybe not PHB 3. I never got the XPH, though that was because I could use the SRD. I probably should still pick it up at some point, if I could find a copy in good condition.)</blockquote>

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