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Message: <blockquote data-quote="resistor" data-source="post: 3910704" data-attributes="member: 9142">That's definitely not what I'm trying to say.  I haven't even read a lot of the authors point at as the inspiration of D&D.The only thing I'm saying is that the kind of game I play right now in 3.5e (BTW, I only started playing with 3e, so it's nothing ultra-grognard-y) seems to be excluded from 4e, without significant renaming/rewriting.If I were still playing OD&D style, I could understand this.  Letting go of REALLY old stuff is understandable.If I were playing corner-cases, I could understand this.  The edge-cases of what D&D can support are always changing, so I wouldn't be surprised for them to move with an edition change.However, I'm not doing either.  I play in both supported and previously-supported settings.  I use prewritten modules with some regularity.  I buy and use WotC books with decent frequency.I am surprised and disappointed because, despite being (in my own perception) in the "well-supported" region of 3.5e, I'm apparently not supported at all in 4e.I have no problem with supporting more new playstyles.  I do have a problem with excluding old ones, particularly ones that were well-supported in the previous edition.</blockquote>