D&D 5E Can somebody sum up 5E for me so far?

[Man in the Funny Hat]

If somebody could be so kind as to sum up the changes for 5E, or point me to a website that summarizes them for me, I'd really be grateful.

No problem! In two years when it's actually finished and anyone (including anyone at WotC) has actually read the final product just post this question again and I'll be happy to summarize the changes.

 

[Spinachcat]

Its a bunch of arguing for or against things from their pet edition of D&D.

It's the same thing at the playtest tables. If you like 3e, then 5e is too much 4e. If you like 4e, then 5e is too much 3e. At most tables, I get 5e = 1e + 4e or 5e = 2e + 3e as the player response of why they feel 5e either is "meh" or "suxxors"

Of course, if WotC really isn't going to put out the game until GenCon 2014, then we are very early into the playtest process and the final game may not look like anything we are currently playing.

 

[Yora]

2nd Ed + 3rd Ed is why it is FTW!

 

[NewJeffCT]

thanks - good discussion so far

 

[Yazman]

My favourite e is 3.5e, although I must say that 5e doesn't really exactly resemble any of the e's while at the same time reminds me of all 4. It has the best bits of all 4 so far and I'm loving what I'm seeing.