D&D 5E 5E Survivor - 5th Edition Survives! [+]

[Tallifer]

I really can't believe Essentials has lasted this long. It is The Rise of Skywalker of D&D. It tried to change 4e enough to placate the people who hated it, and it ended up pleasing literally nobody, because it was fundamentally an ill-conceived dumpster fire of radioactive cynicism.

Heh. It pleased powergamers. Almost every Essentials variant was more powerful than the old AEDU version from early 4E, and even better, you could combine the two to earthshattering effect.

 

[Vaalingrade]

That's not really fair. Rise of Skywalker had redeeming qualities like not being Last Jedi.

 

[CleverNickName]

I really can't believe Essentials has lasted this long. It is The Rise of Skywalker of D&D. It tried to change 4e enough to placate the people who hated it, and it ended up pleasing literally nobody, because it was fundamentally an ill-conceived dumpster fire of radioactive cynicism.

Originally I had clicked "Like" on this post because I agree with the assessment. Then I fermented that this is a Positive Only thread, and this post is out of alignment with that notion.

So let's talk about the good things that each edition has to offer, and leave the bad stuff for a different thread.

 

[Gladius Legis]

That's not really fair. Rise of Skywalker had redeeming qualities like not being Last Jedi.

My ratio of things I liked about The Last Jedi vs. things I hated is roughly 1:1.

I hated literally everything about The Rise of Skywalker.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Original Dungeons and Dragons 8
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 58
Basic Dungeons and Dragons 44
B/X Dungeons and Dragons 40
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 58
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 50
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 56
Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5 Edition 24
Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition 43
Dungeons & Dragons, Essentials 1
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 50

 

[pumasleeve]

Original Dungeons and Dragons 8
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 59
Basic Dungeons and Dragons 44
B/X Dungeons and Dragons 40
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 58
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 50
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 56
Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5 Edition 24
Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition 43
Dungeons & Dragons, Essentials -1
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 50

 

[Geoff Thirlwell]

Original Dungeons and Dragons 8
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 59 +1 =60
Basic Dungeons and Dragons 44
B/X Dungeons and Dragons 40
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 58
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 50
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 56
Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5 Edition 24
Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition 43
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 50 -2=48

I’m colourblind so no colours here! Never played 3e or 4e

 

[Zio_the_dark]

Original Dungeons and Dragons 6
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 60
Basic Dungeons and Dragons 44
B/X Dungeons and Dragons 40
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 58
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 50
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 56
Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5 Edition 24
Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition 43
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 49

 

[Scribe]

Original Dungeons and Dragons 6
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 60
Basic Dungeons and Dragons 44
B/X Dungeons and Dragons 40
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 58
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 50
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 56
Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5 Edition 25
Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition 41
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 49

 

[CleverNickName]

And there's our Top Ten, folks!

The top three options are currently AD&D 1E (60 points), BECMI (58 points), and Rules Cyclopedia (56 points).
The bottom three are OD&D (6 points), 3.5E (25 points), and Basic (44 points).

But with a standard deviation of friggin' sixteen points, it really is anybody's game. Will OD&D rally? Will AD&D 1E be dethroned? Will they destroy each other like a matter-antimatter reaction? It's anybody's guess at this point.