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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Zack" data-source="post: 3743344" data-attributes="member: 53996">This is so stupid and pointless. I mean it's one thing not to like it, it's another when theres absolutely no reason for it. It's change for the sake of change, and it's a change in the wrong direction IMO. The earlier fluff was fine, more than fine and they butcher it. Why? This has been the way D&amp;D has been for a while. It's part of the implied setting. If you change the implied setting, face it you're not really playing the same game. What if they change goblins to be mischeavous fey, or make gorgons be the name of the race now called medusas or have dragons all be one fire breathing race? That's not D&amp;D. That's a new game. Sure it might be intersing to change some of this stuff for you're home campaign or a campaign setting but go to far and you end up with Everquest or Warcraft or something else that can't be called D&amp;D. I might want to DM Everquest or Warcraft, but I definetlty want to DM D&amp;D and I expect WOTC to give me D&amp;D. Otherwise they might as well sell the property and create they're own new fantasy RPG with whatever changes to the setting they want. The new rules are good, that's what a new edition should provide, not a completely new game. Leave this reimagining stuff for OGL products made by other companies.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Zack, post: 3743344, member: 53996"] This is so stupid and pointless. I mean it's one thing not to like it, it's another when theres absolutely no reason for it. It's change for the sake of change, and it's a change in the wrong direction IMO. The earlier fluff was fine, more than fine and they butcher it. Why? This has been the way D&D has been for a while. It's part of the implied setting. If you change the implied setting, face it you're not really playing the same game. What if they change goblins to be mischeavous fey, or make gorgons be the name of the race now called medusas or have dragons all be one fire breathing race? That's not D&D. That's a new game. Sure it might be intersing to change some of this stuff for you're home campaign or a campaign setting but go to far and you end up with Everquest or Warcraft or something else that can't be called D&D. I might want to DM Everquest or Warcraft, but I definetlty want to DM D&D and I expect WOTC to give me D&D. Otherwise they might as well sell the property and create they're own new fantasy RPG with whatever changes to the setting they want. The new rules are good, that's what a new edition should provide, not a completely new game. Leave this reimagining stuff for OGL products made by other companies. [/QUOTE]

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