Do you want/are you ready for a D&D 5th edition?

[DaveMage]

There's been a lot of buzz lately about the possibility of 5th edition D&D.

I'm just curious how many people - regardless of your current edition choice - are interested in 5E.

Is it necessary?
Is it desired?

Vote!

(If you don't care, then vote "no".)

 

[IronWolf]

I went with Yes. I haven't paid attention to D&D for some time now as 4e doesn't quite scratch my itch (yes, I know it works for lots of people and that is awesome!) and have been using other systems.

With some of the recent L&L posts and the bringing back of Monte I am now curious what they are up to and wonder if a 5e edition could bring D&D back to being on my radar.

 

[Umbran]

Is it necessary? Necessary to achieve what, exactly? A certain level of profits for WotC? Gaming Nirvana? What?

Do I *need* it? Is my gaming suffering due to 4e, or something? Not in the slightest. I've been running classic Deadlands for over a year, and my players are quite happy.

Do I want it? Well, that really depends on what it will be. If it is good, I'll most certainly want it. If it isn't so good, then I won't want it much.

The question, overall, will be, "Does it inspire me to run or play more standard fantasy games?" That'll answer your question.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Is in nessecary? For me no. For WOTC? Maybe?

Is it desired? For me? HELL NO. Ive pretty much come to the conclusion that once I got off of the D&D / WOTC wagon I have no inclination or desire to go back.

 

[amerigoV]

I voted no - "don't care".

Basically, I am out of the target market for D&D. I'm an old fart with a young family - not much time. So if I am going to spend money on gaming instead of buying diapers for the kids, it better be something new and novel (not another way for a fighter to kill an orc). Basically, if you need 5 books to define your system (3 PHB, 2 DMGs) before you even get to the monsters, something ain't right. And given my situation, I do not have time to figure it out for them

I got plenty of D&D books if the pure D&D itch pops up. Otherwise, its Savage Worlds, Baby!!!

 

[Mercurius]

Yes, I want 5E sooner than later. I want to see how they'll take 4E and evolve/"fix" it. I like 4E and feel that it is an overall improvement from 3E, but find it severely flawed and think there's enough out there about its flaws that it is time to rectify the system. Now if WotC decides to go in a more videogamey/onliny direction, I'll be disappointed but not upset. There is plenty of material for other editions to last many lifetimes, plus there are other RPGs I'd like to play.

 

[LurkAway]

No game is necessary for me. There's always family and other hobbies. As for desired... 4E doesn't deliver the playstyle I enjoy most. I find that 3.X/PF is too complicated for me. I find that alternative systems don't have the popularity and don't "stick", players dabble, then go back to D&D or PF. Actually, I've stopped rp'ing altogether recently and go to Enworld to get my geek kicks. So for the segment of the market that I may represent, 5E might be desired or it might be too late, I don't know. But I voted Yes because I would at least like to see it what it delivers.

 

[Umbran]

Basically, if you need 5 books to define your system (3 PHB, 2 DMGs) before you even get to the monsters, something ain't right.

Well, that isn't really an accurate description, now is it? There was one PHB, one DMG, then one monster book. The other DMG and PHB books came later, not before, and they are supplemental, however much they call everything a core book.

 

[scourger]

I voted no - "don't care".

Basically, I am out of the target market for D&D. I'm an old fart with a young family - not much time. So if I am going to spend money on gaming instead of buying diapers for the kids, it better be something new and novel (not another way for a fighter to kill an orc). Basically, if you need 5 books to define your system (3 PHB, 2 DMGs) before you even get to the monsters, something ain't right. And given my situation, I do not have time to figure it out for them

I got plenty of D&D books if the pure D&D itch pops up. Otherwise, its Savage Worlds, Baby!!!

This.

 

[amerigoV]

Well, that isn't really an accurate description, now is it? There was one PHB, one DMG, then one monster book. The other DMG and PHB books came later, not before, and they are supplemental, however much they call everything a core book.

Yes, but recall the nerd rage during the release of the PHB1 from people that could not run their cherished Gnome Barbarian was pretty loud. And the old Core Monk class was in PHB3, correct (I stopped pretty early in 4e, so I might be mistaken there)? The point being is that D&D defines itself with deep, heavy crunch. Much of 2e, all of 3e and 4e are about player options (ie, lots of options and books). Unfortunately, you cannot cut the bloat without pissing off a large number of people. Thus, the bloat ramps back up.

So while a bit of hyperbole on my part, it is a huge reason people get off the treadmill. They look at their bookshelf and have to decide if they want to "repurchase" it under a new edition (and a Catch 22 for the company)