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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9269269" data-attributes="member: 7035894">I think it's cool when folks who don't play 5e still want to chat about D&D, comparing what works, how things are different (not necessarily better or worse) etc.. I do find it tiring when there is endless repetition of why 5e/WotC are so terrible, with the implication that those of us who enjoy it are wrong. I could do without that (and thanks to the ignore feature, I largely do).In this discussion, I think we are often missing the point: this isn't a new edition, and isn't being marketed as a new edition. WotC doesn't want you to feel you need to change out your books right away. In fact, it's the opposite: they want you to feel that you don't need to change out your books right away. They are much more interested in keeping you playing, and the updated rules are mostly for new players or those who are ready for a new PHB, etc. Not that they won't take your money, but they've got by far the most popular version of the game yet and have built a huge player base that is overwhelmingly 5e, so they don't want to jeopardize that.If you're not interested in 5e and haven't been playing it, or if you just hate anything to do with WotC, you're not who the update is for. They could offer a major rules revamp, like the old editions model, to try to lure you back to the fold, but why would they do that? It makes a lot more sense to build on what has been massively successful.</blockquote>

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