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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4551070" data-attributes="member: 5143">I think that these discussions happen because we all have something at stake here.&nbsp; Our hobby isn't so big to begin with.&nbsp; When the community gets split like this, it becomes harder for ALL of us.I believe both sides believe, at least somewhere in the back of their minds, that they are fighting for the &quot;soul&quot; of D&amp;D.&nbsp; The people who are sticking with 3.5e feel that if they reach a critical mass of people who reject 4e that they can topple it and force a 5e that is much closer to 3.5e.&nbsp; The 4e supporters(or at least me, since I can't speak for everyone) simply want more people to accept the new edition so we have more people to play with.However, I am reaching a wall of emotion the likes of which I haven't seen for anything, ever.&nbsp; I have had one of my friends not only refuse to look at the new books but threaten to set fire to any books that anyone tries to make him read.&nbsp; I spent a number of years building a community of D&amp;D players in our city who played Living Greyhawk together and we were split right down the middle due to 4e.&nbsp; Those of us who switched over to 4e are having fun playing Living Forgotten Realms.&nbsp; But each and every time we talk to the 3.5e supporters they bombard us with comments like &quot;Oh, you are playing that STUPID game&quot; and &quot;Talk to me when you decide to play a REAL game&quot; and so on.And I see that echoed here.&nbsp; I try to avoid the edition war threads whenever possible because it just gives me a headache to see so much negativity all the time.&nbsp; I enjoy both games and I don't hold any ill will toward 3.5e and am still planning on getting together with some people to play it.&nbsp; I'm just ready to play something different for a while and am excited about something new.&nbsp; I just want to get together with my friends again and have fun.&nbsp; And I'm disappointed that we can't get together and have fun over something as small as some rules for a game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 4551070, member: 5143"] I think that these discussions happen because we all have something at stake here. Our hobby isn't so big to begin with. When the community gets split like this, it becomes harder for ALL of us. I believe both sides believe, at least somewhere in the back of their minds, that they are fighting for the "soul" of D&D. The people who are sticking with 3.5e feel that if they reach a critical mass of people who reject 4e that they can topple it and force a 5e that is much closer to 3.5e. The 4e supporters(or at least me, since I can't speak for everyone) simply want more people to accept the new edition so we have more people to play with. However, I am reaching a wall of emotion the likes of which I haven't seen for anything, ever. I have had one of my friends not only refuse to look at the new books but threaten to set fire to any books that anyone tries to make him read. I spent a number of years building a community of D&D players in our city who played Living Greyhawk together and we were split right down the middle due to 4e. Those of us who switched over to 4e are having fun playing Living Forgotten Realms. But each and every time we talk to the 3.5e supporters they bombard us with comments like "Oh, you are playing that STUPID game" and "Talk to me when you decide to play a REAL game" and so on. And I see that echoed here. I try to avoid the edition war threads whenever possible because it just gives me a headache to see so much negativity all the time. I enjoy both games and I don't hold any ill will toward 3.5e and am still planning on getting together with some people to play it. I'm just ready to play something different for a while and am excited about something new. I just want to get together with my friends again and have fun. And I'm disappointed that we can't get together and have fun over something as small as some rules for a game. [/QUOTE]

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