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<blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 1861191" data-attributes="member: 3586"><p>At present, my dream system is 3.5E. The number of improvements it made over 3E (IMO) was extraordinary. I'm not really in favour of seeing 4E for quite a few years yet...</p><p></p><p>However, I don't see D&D as a static game. It never has been - people have <em>always</em> been tinkering with it.</p><p></p><p>Sure, some of the rules proposed lead to dead ends. Does anyone (apart from diaglo) remember the initiative system in Eldritch Wizardry? Others take on a life of their own - Prestige Classes spring to mind.</p><p></p><p>The majority of my games for the past four years have been based on just three books: the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide and the Monster Manual. </p><p></p><p>I don't collect books by the d20 System publishers. I have about a dozen of those, mostly adventures.</p><p></p><p>I do collect the generic D&D releases and Eberron. Bits and pieces of them get used - a feat here, a prestige class there. Not to a great extent, though. I still look forward to new releases, though.</p><p></p><p>Throughout the last four years, I've seen the designers get more familiar with 3E: observing the parts that work and the parts that don't work. The most striking example of this would be the revisions to psionics in the XPH, though you can also see it in the revisions to Prestige Classes in the Complete series, and the other revisions of the core rules.</p><p></p><p>It is fine to plant a flag on one edition and say "this is where I'm staying". However, why do you assume that everyone feels that way? So, your Dream System is 3E? 3E would never have come about if people weren't willing to change the game!</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, 3E brought a lot of fantastic things to the game, though some people will vehemently disagree - see dragonsfoot. </p><p></p><p>Even if 3E is a great system - of course it is! - is it without flaw? I've seen quite a few threads over the years concerned with high-level and epic play. This matters are (probably) better than under the 1e and 2e rules, but are they flawless? I don't think so.</p><p></p><p>Can they be made flawless? Well, we don't know until we try.</p><p></p><p>We don't have to try today. However, at some point, there will be an attempt to improve on the core of D&D further.</p><p></p><p>Will this satisfy all people? It's unlikely. I don't believe there's a Universal System that all people will enjoy. It will be successful if more people end up playing D&D than before.</p><p></p><p>A new edition should not be taken lightly, but neither should the need for one be ignored. If Wizards had persisted in printing 2E, would D&D be as healthy as it is today?</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MerricB, post: 1861191, member: 3586"] At present, my dream system is 3.5E. The number of improvements it made over 3E (IMO) was extraordinary. I'm not really in favour of seeing 4E for quite a few years yet... However, I don't see D&D as a static game. It never has been - people have [i]always[/i] been tinkering with it. Sure, some of the rules proposed lead to dead ends. Does anyone (apart from diaglo) remember the initiative system in Eldritch Wizardry? Others take on a life of their own - Prestige Classes spring to mind. The majority of my games for the past four years have been based on just three books: the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide and the Monster Manual. I don't collect books by the d20 System publishers. I have about a dozen of those, mostly adventures. I do collect the generic D&D releases and Eberron. Bits and pieces of them get used - a feat here, a prestige class there. Not to a great extent, though. I still look forward to new releases, though. Throughout the last four years, I've seen the designers get more familiar with 3E: observing the parts that work and the parts that don't work. The most striking example of this would be the revisions to psionics in the XPH, though you can also see it in the revisions to Prestige Classes in the Complete series, and the other revisions of the core rules. It is fine to plant a flag on one edition and say "this is where I'm staying". However, why do you assume that everyone feels that way? So, your Dream System is 3E? 3E would never have come about if people weren't willing to change the game! In my opinion, 3E brought a lot of fantastic things to the game, though some people will vehemently disagree - see dragonsfoot. Even if 3E is a great system - of course it is! - is it without flaw? I've seen quite a few threads over the years concerned with high-level and epic play. This matters are (probably) better than under the 1e and 2e rules, but are they flawless? I don't think so. Can they be made flawless? Well, we don't know until we try. We don't have to try today. However, at some point, there will be an attempt to improve on the core of D&D further. Will this satisfy all people? It's unlikely. I don't believe there's a Universal System that all people will enjoy. It will be successful if more people end up playing D&D than before. A new edition should not be taken lightly, but neither should the need for one be ignored. If Wizards had persisted in printing 2E, would D&D be as healthy as it is today? Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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