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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1743240" data-attributes="member: 158">There's no problem with agreeing with Gary in your feeling on 3E/3.5E. Heck, a lot of people love playing 3E, and then turn right around and pick up original D&amp;D (the little books in the old brown box) and play that with just as much gusto!It would be a mistake in assuming that there is such a break between the two that one is &quot;screwed up&quot; and the other is noticably better. AD&amp;D, it is true, did not have a lot of interdependence in its rules systems; however, some people see this as a flaw, not a feature. Some see it easier to add to a system, but the questions come in - is it balanced? Does the DM have a good enough handle on the totally from-scratch rule system he's putting in? Is he arbitrarily changing his new rules every time he runs them? Some people don't mind, but others do - like me.For me, 3E has freed me from dependence on a ton of house rules; it has also given me the fudge mechanic of a LIFETIME (the DC.) That's why I like it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 1743240, member: 158"] There's no problem with agreeing with Gary in your feeling on 3E/3.5E. Heck, a lot of people love playing 3E, and then turn right around and pick up original D&D (the little books in the old brown box) and play that with just as much gusto! It would be a mistake in assuming that there is such a break between the two that one is "screwed up" and the other is noticably better. AD&D, it is true, did not have a lot of interdependence in its rules systems; however, some people see this as a flaw, not a feature. Some see it easier to add to a system, but the questions come in - is it balanced? Does the DM have a good enough handle on the totally from-scratch rule system he's putting in? Is he arbitrarily changing his new rules every time he runs them? Some people don't mind, but others do - like me. For me, 3E has freed me from dependence on a ton of house rules; it has also given me the fudge mechanic of a LIFETIME (the DC.) That's why I like it. [/QUOTE]

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