Changeover poll

[Sammael]

I voted for the next to last option - "No Change: Tried 4E, went back to earlier edition play." I did try 4E at the 4E Game Day; I also bought the core books. I am going to cannibalize them for my 3.75 game, but I have no intention of running 4E in the future.

Anecdotally, here's the deal with my 2 groups:

Group 1 (6 players): Mildly interested in trying 4E as an exercise, none have any intention of buying the books. One player (also an avid WoW player) tried 4E and said it was eerily similar to WoW, and that he was disturbed when he saw MMORPG constructs and terminology used in a PnP game. Another player asked me explicitly to continue running 3.5 after reading a bit of 4E.

Group 2 (3 players): Expressed horror, shock, disbelief, and disgust over 4E. Never want to switch.

Anecdotal, I know. Just felt like sharing.

 

[Xyxox]

I've never played and am sticking to 2E for now.

IF they ever get DDI fully functional, I'll be all in and will buy two copies of everything (one hard copy, one soft copy). 4E looks to me best suited for online play and going online will allow me much more play time than on my tabletop.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Well, despite owning a ton of books and playing in a number of games, I never really liked 3.5 all that much. I did like 3rd edition for changing the AC and save systems, giving a ton of new options for character builds, and removing the racial character level limits while still making the humans a good option for play.

I certainly don't like what I've read with the hit point and power bumps of characters in either Pathfinder or 4E or what they have done to the wizard in 4E. I will likely expand my collection with Castles and Crusades with ideas from 3.5 and OGL sources while also playing with my BECMI books and modules.

 

[Chauzu]

I am now fully converted to 4e... but I still have my 3e PHB just in case.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Its around a month or so since the game's release date, and with 481 votes, we're now running 45.33% against 4Ed.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

There was a last minute surge of votes, so I must correct the stats.

As of late July, 2008, the Results:

41% Changeover
13% Partial Changeover
46% No Changeover

 

[jonesy]

OD&D mostly, some 3.5, lots of other rpgs, but so far we've played only one 4th edition game. It might be good, but it's too early to say.

 

[El Mahdi]

There was a last minute surge of votes, so I must correct the stats.

As of late July, 2008, the Results:

41% Changeover
13% Partial Changeover
46% No Changeover

Interesting. Almost the exact same numbers as the current presidential race. Hhhmmmmmm. (Just Joking)

If the promise and potential of DDI is realized, I would expect the numbers of people "Changing Over" to increase. If DDI tanks, I would expect a large percentage to go back to earlier editions. I'd be interested in knowing (both now and a year from now), how many people, whether they play 4E or not, will still play earlier edition games. Only time will tell.

 

[jadrax]

Its around a month or so since the game's release date, and with 481 votes, we're now running 45.33% against 4Ed.

Or put another way, by the figures in the poll, 75.13% of people who try 4th edition continue to play it to some extent.

 

[BryonD]

If the promise and potential of DDI is realized, I would expect the numbers of people "Changing Over" to increase. If DDI tanks, I would expect a large percentage to go back to earlier editions.

I tend to doubt that DDI will have that big of an impact either way.

I particularly don't think that people who like it now will revert to an older addition without the DDI. If they are happy without now, then *no change* will leave them in the same happy place.

I can see the potential that the DDI could have a positive sway. But I'm doubtful of any real significance on that side either.