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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 3712326" data-attributes="member: 53">At the time, I thought that both AD&amp;D eras were too long.&nbsp; I moved away from AD&amp;D towards the middle of the era.&nbsp; When 2nd edition was released I hoped that it would bring me back to D&amp;D.&nbsp; It didn't touch any of the issues I had with the game (even though I did like one or two new things), so I never came back.&nbsp; When 3E was announced I was ready to come back to D&amp;D, and loved what I saw.&nbsp; While I wouldn't have said this without looking at the history, I think that 3E has lasted as long as I wanted AD&amp;D and second editions to last.&nbsp; What really mucked up the timing was 3.5 and the way it was handled.&nbsp; It was more of a break than the other &quot;mid-edition&quot; era changes.&nbsp; The &quot;Unearthed Arcana&quot; and &quot;Skills &amp; Powers&quot; eras were clearly based on optional changes.&nbsp; 3.5, however, was a complete change.&nbsp; Everything published for D&amp;D from then on assumed you used 3.5, not 3E.That one difference sort of makes 3.5 a new edition.&nbsp; Because of that, 4E really feels like it's 5E.&nbsp; 8 years for two new editions is far too short.Hopefully WotC learned from the 3.5 fiasco.&nbsp; I have confidence they did, but not that they learned everything or that the corporate turnover won't cause that lesson to be lost.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 3712326, member: 53"] At the time, I thought that both AD&D eras were too long. I moved away from AD&D towards the middle of the era. When 2nd edition was released I hoped that it would bring me back to D&D. It didn't touch any of the issues I had with the game (even though I did like one or two new things), so I never came back. When 3E was announced I was ready to come back to D&D, and loved what I saw. While I wouldn't have said this without looking at the history, I think that 3E has lasted as long as I wanted AD&D and second editions to last. What really mucked up the timing was 3.5 and the way it was handled. It was more of a break than the other "mid-edition" era changes. The "Unearthed Arcana" and "Skills & Powers" eras were clearly based on optional changes. 3.5, however, was a complete change. Everything published for D&D from then on assumed you used 3.5, not 3E. That one difference sort of makes 3.5 a new edition. Because of that, 4E really feels like it's 5E. 8 years for two new editions is far too short. Hopefully WotC learned from the 3.5 fiasco. I have confidence they did, but not that they learned everything or that the corporate turnover won't cause that lesson to be lost. [/QUOTE]

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