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<blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 5332662" data-attributes="member: 11821"><p>Well, one of the things to keep in mind when comparing costs is the DDI, if that's an option for you. You could play 4e right now with the Rules Compenium and a one-month DDI subscription. This would mean fewer books for browsing, but it would also mean access to every player option and monster released before August, and a few hundred adventures from Dungeon.</p><p></p><p>(Don't get me wrong - the core rules for PF and 3.5 are free, but the amount of useful stuff you'd get for somewhere around $25 for 4e is frankly staggering. Also, IMO, the Character and Monster Builders are worth their weight in gold.)</p><p></p><p>I also don't think the books you mention are all actually required for Core 4e; you certainly wouldn't need all three PHBs, both DMGs, both Monster Manuals, etc. That's crazy talk, and not really a fair comparison. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> You would only need PHB3 if you wanted psionics, for example, and would only need PHB2 if more exotic classes appealed to you. You also might want PHB3 if you start out with the Essentials Heroes books, and you might not want MM1 or MM2 if you get the Monster Vault. And you might not want any of them with DDI.</p><p></p><p>As for outdatedness, edition changes, etc. - those arguments have been hashed to death elsewhere. I think you'll find the PHB is a lot less "outdated" than you'd expect.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think you should pay a lot more attention to what the local people are playing in your area, and just go whichever way that is. Having a game to play every week is much better than taking a stand on a game nobody will play with you.</p><p></p><p>-O</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obryn, post: 5332662, member: 11821"] Well, one of the things to keep in mind when comparing costs is the DDI, if that's an option for you. You could play 4e right now with the Rules Compenium and a one-month DDI subscription. This would mean fewer books for browsing, but it would also mean access to every player option and monster released before August, and a few hundred adventures from Dungeon. (Don't get me wrong - the core rules for PF and 3.5 are free, but the amount of useful stuff you'd get for somewhere around $25 for 4e is frankly staggering. Also, IMO, the Character and Monster Builders are worth their weight in gold.) I also don't think the books you mention are all actually required for Core 4e; you certainly wouldn't need all three PHBs, both DMGs, both Monster Manuals, etc. That's crazy talk, and not really a fair comparison. :) You would only need PHB3 if you wanted psionics, for example, and would only need PHB2 if more exotic classes appealed to you. You also might want PHB3 if you start out with the Essentials Heroes books, and you might not want MM1 or MM2 if you get the Monster Vault. And you might not want any of them with DDI. As for outdatedness, edition changes, etc. - those arguments have been hashed to death elsewhere. I think you'll find the PHB is a lot less "outdated" than you'd expect. Personally, I think you should pay a lot more attention to what the local people are playing in your area, and just go whichever way that is. Having a game to play every week is much better than taking a stand on a game nobody will play with you. -O [/QUOTE]
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