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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5411351" data-attributes="member: 40177"><p>Okay. This is a bit of a rant, and I apologize in advance, but I really just feel like sharing one of my ENWorld Pet Peeves.</p><p></p><p>Namely, when a poster starts talking about playing a previous edition (OD&D, 1e, BECMI, 2e, whatever) and is asking for help getting started. Quite often, this poster has the books, has at least a few splats, and is just asking for feedback on the game in general.</p><p></p><p>And then, inevitably, someone will mention the corresponding retro-clone. A sort of "Hey, you play 1e? Pick up this retro clone instead! It's the exact same game, except the terms are a bit different and it's not the art you remember!". </p><p></p><p>I get that retro clones are useful. I understand their purpose, and they're amazing for people that lack the original source material, allowing them to play these great classics.</p><p></p><p>But why do people have to start recommending the retro-cloneversion of a game that someone already has? </p><p></p><p>And I get that these games might get recommended for some of the newer expansions/adventures that are being released, but most of the time, that's not how these name drops go about. Instead, it's a matter of "Ditch that old game, get this new version of that old game that's exactly the same!". </p><p></p><p>And yeah, it bugs me.</p><p></p><p>Bah humbug.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5411351, member: 40177"] Okay. This is a bit of a rant, and I apologize in advance, but I really just feel like sharing one of my ENWorld Pet Peeves. Namely, when a poster starts talking about playing a previous edition (OD&D, 1e, BECMI, 2e, whatever) and is asking for help getting started. Quite often, this poster has the books, has at least a few splats, and is just asking for feedback on the game in general. And then, inevitably, someone will mention the corresponding retro-clone. A sort of "Hey, you play 1e? Pick up this retro clone instead! It's the exact same game, except the terms are a bit different and it's not the art you remember!". I get that retro clones are useful. I understand their purpose, and they're amazing for people that lack the original source material, allowing them to play these great classics. But why do people have to start recommending the retro-cloneversion of a game that someone already has? And I get that these games might get recommended for some of the newer expansions/adventures that are being released, but most of the time, that's not how these name drops go about. Instead, it's a matter of "Ditch that old game, get this new version of that old game that's exactly the same!". And yeah, it bugs me. Bah humbug. [/QUOTE]
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