Changeover Poll

[Edena_of_Neith]

I say, whatever happens, don't blame it on the game. Or even on WOTC. Or, on anyone from Hasbro that comes to ENWorld.

Blame it on much bigger things. The rise of computer games. The rise of the internet (if it is so affecting Main Street, obviously it will affect hobby stores, and gaming, and how we game.) The rise of all those card games.

D&D has a tough road to hoe.

But our hobby will be ok. People want to enjoy fantasy roleplaying ... fantasy roleplaying, is something people enjoy and will spend huge amounts of that *MOST* precious of all commodities, time, upon. What more proof is needed, that this is a hobby that will endure, that people are willing to give so much of their time and themselves, to it?

It may or may not stay a Face to Face hobby as *I* remember it, where we got together around a table (ala, those infamous Knights of the Dinner Table!) and ate food and drank pepsi (or coca-cola) and gamed.
Heck, I happen to believe we'll be doing this in Virtual Reality, in about 10 years (because in about 10 years, computers and the internet system will have advanced that far.)

Even those stubborn chess people, sitting in solemn silence broken only by the clamp of hand on time pieces, probably will alter their way of doing things (a virtual chess tournament! ...)

The whole world is changing around us.
But ...
Our hobby, our roleplaying, is going to stick around. And, I'll swear by it. D&D is going to stick around.

We'll be up to 20th edition (you thought Edition Wars were bad now, wait until 20 editions exist!) but hey ... again ... there will be more material available.
Call me an optimist (I am rather famous for my pessimism, but I wish to be optimistic here.)

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Almost 750 votes.

(I wish I could have made this poll about naughty stuff. Everyone loves the Naughty Stuff. Then, I'd have 10,000 votes! But alas, tis not allowed ...)

Anyways ... the results are holding, as the vote count climbs.

Changeover (Options 1 and 2) ... 32%
No Changeover (Options 6 and 7) ... 57%
Partial Changeover (Options 3, 4, and 5) ... 11%

Those selecting Option 6 (tried 4E, went back to earlier editions) ... 30%

As usual, I round up if the number is 0.50 or greater, round down if it is 0.49 or less. (Exception: for Partial Changeover, you can consider I am always rounding down. I always have ... so Partial Changeover occasionally loses 1% (but the poll results never go to 101%, either))

 

[Alzrius]

Changeover (Options 1 and 2) ... 32%
No Changeover (Options 6 and 7) ... 57%
Partial Changeover (Options 3, 4, and 5) ... 11%

I don't like to nitpick...no, that's a lie, I do...but it's more like 32%/58%/10% at this point.

 

[Merlin's Shadow]

My ideal scenario for D&D would be for the official brand to fall under Monte Cook's leadership. With Malhavoc, he proved that he can run a successful RPG company and produce some highly innovative gaming products. In this era, he has become the de facto "King of RPGs," so I'd be completely comfortable with him in charge.

Of course that's never going to happen, so like you, I'm willing to wait out 4E in hopes that WotC makes a 5E that I like better. In the mean time, I'm throwing my support behind the companies like Paizo and Green Ronin, which I would like to see rise to prominence in the event of a potential D&D brand failure.

While I hesitate to ascribe too much power to one person, I do think that Monte has invaluable insight on D&D after designing 3.0 and running a very successful OGL/d20 company after that. I think a very small group that included him, Erik Mona, and perhaps one or two others would be absolutely brilliant for handling the D&D brand.

 

[Garnfellow]

It's science.

"You must spread some Experience Points around before giving it to Wulf Ratbane again."

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

"You must spread some Experience Points around before giving it to Wulf Ratbane again."

That's inconvenient.

 

[Merlin's Shadow]

That's inconvenient.

It's science.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

753 votes. We definitely could use 200 more, at the least.

Changeover: 32%
No Changeover: 58%
Partial Changeover: 10%

Option 6: 29%

 

[Ydars]

Is it just me or have the edition wars started to quiet down; I don't mean that we don't still talk about this stuff but just that the "don't particularly care for/have issues with 4E crowd seem to be the only ones posting here nowadays? Perhaps it is only in this forum section?

I have noticed that a number of pro-4e posters don't seem to have posted in months. I wonder if the edition wars have seriously affected the long-term gamers who love 4e and has encouraged them to move to other boards. That would be sad if so.

It might also explain the recent poll results.

 

[Monkey Boy]

It could be apathy and fatigue. It's the same arguments ad nauseum.

Or it could be that ENworld, given the number of years we've been playing based on an other poll, has an old school mentality. We may not be dragonsfoot but give it a couple of more years.