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<blockquote data-quote="Meech17" data-source="post: 9312209" data-attributes="member: 7044459"><p>I think I agree. Chasing nostalgia can be fun, but you never really recapture that feeling.</p><p></p><p>I have great memories playing 3.5e and I don't think I could recreate those memories by making my current group play 3.5e. Inversely, I think if I could go back in time and switch my old books for 5e ones, or perhaps another system entirely, I'd probably still have those fond memories. </p><p></p><p>I'm not nostalgic for the system, I'm nostalgic for the experience. I think being a teenager with loads of free time, playing with a group of people who were all as equally invested as I was is what made it special. </p><p></p><p>Someone online said once that everyone's favorite video game console is the one they had when they were 14/15/16. You can argue over objective and subjective differences. Why one is better than another. You may even have the ability to look at it introspectively and acknowledge that your favorite console isn't as good as current ones, or even competitors from the same time. It's likely your favorite because you had it at the perfect time. A cross roads of being old enough to grok games and have a fun and challenging experience playing them, but also being young enough that you have maximum free time, and minimum responsibilities allowing you to make the most of these experiences. </p><p></p><p>I think the same goes for RPGs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Meech17, post: 9312209, member: 7044459"] I think I agree. Chasing nostalgia can be fun, but you never really recapture that feeling. I have great memories playing 3.5e and I don't think I could recreate those memories by making my current group play 3.5e. Inversely, I think if I could go back in time and switch my old books for 5e ones, or perhaps another system entirely, I'd probably still have those fond memories. I'm not nostalgic for the system, I'm nostalgic for the experience. I think being a teenager with loads of free time, playing with a group of people who were all as equally invested as I was is what made it special. Someone online said once that everyone's favorite video game console is the one they had when they were 14/15/16. You can argue over objective and subjective differences. Why one is better than another. You may even have the ability to look at it introspectively and acknowledge that your favorite console isn't as good as current ones, or even competitors from the same time. It's likely your favorite because you had it at the perfect time. A cross roads of being old enough to grok games and have a fun and challenging experience playing them, but also being young enough that you have maximum free time, and minimum responsibilities allowing you to make the most of these experiences. I think the same goes for RPGs. [/QUOTE]
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