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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3261878" data-attributes="member: 22779">I know this one raised Mod hackles, and I don't mean to pour any fuel on the fire, but, I'm honestly curious what is meant by this.D&D is a fairly generic gaming system for playing heroic fantasy.  To me, the only difference between D&D and d20 Fantasy is the inclusion of certain creatures and names.  Since I've never really cared for published settings, the names and creatures mean nothing to me and never have.  Mordenkainen was just a name in a book that I vaguely knew was a character played by the game's creators.  His role within Greyhawk was of no interest to me as I never had any interest in the setting.Does that mean that for the past twenty years or so, I haven't been playing D&D?  That only those who tie their games into particular settings, namely Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms are truly playing D&D?Or are you saying that D&D in it's current edition is somehow not D&D.  That by prefering 3e, and strongly disliking earlier editions, somehow means that it's not D&D?I have to admit, I play 3e, not because I dislike 1e or 2e or even Basic/Expert D&D, but because I feel that it is a better game for me.  It does what I want it to when I want it to do it.  It also helps that there are a large number of gamers who feel the same as I do, meaning I can always find players.  That doesn't make earlier editions bad.  Not at all.  I certainly hope I didn't spend all those years playing a game I didn't like.  However, I do view 3e as an improvement.  Just as I viewed 2e in the same light.  And AD&D as well over Basic/Expert D&D.  Purely for myself, I view each iteration of the game that I've played as a step forward, with each new generation correcting the problems I had with the previous generation.  And, likely, the next generation of D&D will correct issues I have with 3e.</blockquote>

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