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<blockquote data-quote="Bullgrit" data-source="post: 5724780" data-attributes="member: 31216"><p>I started playing D&D with Basic D&D in 1980. I liked the game, and enjoyed playing it.</p><p></p><p>A couple years later, (circa 1982-83), I moved to Advanced D&D. Although, to be completely accurate, I partially moved to AD&D. Without intending to "house rule," I played AD&D as "BD&D with more options." My mixed-edition was fun, and I enjoyed playing it.</p><p></p><p>In 1990, I bought the 2nd edition of AD&D. But I didn't care for what I saw in the new books. In my opinion, the new edition didn't fix the things that needed fixing, and they changed things that didn't need changing. All in all, I was unsatisfied with AD&D2, so I just continued to play AD&D1 as I had been.</p><p></p><p>So, I was part of the broken base for D&D. I wasn't buying or playing the latest edition TSR was publishing. I continued to play AD&D1 through the 90s.</p><p></p><p>In 2000, I bought the D&D 3rd edition. I liked what I saw in the new books. In my opinion, this new edition fixed what needed fixing and kept the feel of how I had been playing AD&D1.</p><p></p><p>In 2008, I bought the D&D 4th edition. I didn't care for what I saw in the new books. In my opinion, the new edition didn't fix the things that needed fixing, and they changed things that didn't need changing. All in all, I was unsatisfied with D&D4, so I just continued to play D&D3 as I had been.</p><p></p><p>So, again, I was part of the broken base for D&D. I'm not buying or playing the latest edition WotC was publishing.</p><p></p><p>I've twice been in the broken base for D&D. Neither time did/have I publicly complained about or put down the editions that I didn't embrace. I didn't/don't consider those editions to be bad or detrimental or fatal to the game of D&D as a whole. I can play whatever edition I want, regardless of it's current publishing.</p><p></p><p>A new edition of D&D, even if I don't personally like it, doesn't threaten my game or my play style. Even using the edition(s) that I like and prefer, I can find people who play in a style that I like and dislike. I bet I can even find people playing a style I like using an edition I don't like.</p><p></p><p>A broken base may weaken a brand/edition for a company, but it really doesn't affect my own gaming, so I don't see any reason to bitch and moan about an edition I don't like/prefer.</p><p></p><p>Bullgrit</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullgrit, post: 5724780, member: 31216"] I started playing D&D with Basic D&D in 1980. I liked the game, and enjoyed playing it. A couple years later, (circa 1982-83), I moved to Advanced D&D. Although, to be completely accurate, I partially moved to AD&D. Without intending to "house rule," I played AD&D as "BD&D with more options." My mixed-edition was fun, and I enjoyed playing it. In 1990, I bought the 2nd edition of AD&D. But I didn't care for what I saw in the new books. In my opinion, the new edition didn't fix the things that needed fixing, and they changed things that didn't need changing. All in all, I was unsatisfied with AD&D2, so I just continued to play AD&D1 as I had been. So, I was part of the broken base for D&D. I wasn't buying or playing the latest edition TSR was publishing. I continued to play AD&D1 through the 90s. In 2000, I bought the D&D 3rd edition. I liked what I saw in the new books. In my opinion, this new edition fixed what needed fixing and kept the feel of how I had been playing AD&D1. In 2008, I bought the D&D 4th edition. I didn't care for what I saw in the new books. In my opinion, the new edition didn't fix the things that needed fixing, and they changed things that didn't need changing. All in all, I was unsatisfied with D&D4, so I just continued to play D&D3 as I had been. So, again, I was part of the broken base for D&D. I'm not buying or playing the latest edition WotC was publishing. I've twice been in the broken base for D&D. Neither time did/have I publicly complained about or put down the editions that I didn't embrace. I didn't/don't consider those editions to be bad or detrimental or fatal to the game of D&D as a whole. I can play whatever edition I want, regardless of it's current publishing. A new edition of D&D, even if I don't personally like it, doesn't threaten my game or my play style. Even using the edition(s) that I like and prefer, I can find people who play in a style that I like and dislike. I bet I can even find people playing a style I like using an edition I don't like. A broken base may weaken a brand/edition for a company, but it really doesn't affect my own gaming, so I don't see any reason to bitch and moan about an edition I don't like/prefer. Bullgrit [/QUOTE]
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