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<blockquote data-quote="Glade Riven" data-source="post: 5756527" data-attributes="member: 86468"><p>Well, thanks to those who explained Thac0 as I now understand it better, but I can honestly say I'm glad it was replaced.</p><p> </p><p>One important thing to keep in mind is whether or not something feels retro/classic verses a rerelease. Hitting the sweet spot can be tricky, though. Hasbro's had experiance with this in their Transformer line - Transformers Energon (from a few years back) had a lot in common with the G1 cartoons, which were terrible but remembered as great. Fans decryed it. Despite a few nitpicks (mainly because Transfandom is one of the angryist fandoms ever), in recent years Transformers has done rather well; the first and third movies were decent (the second would have been probably been decent if not for the writer's strike), and the last couple of cartoon shows appear to be well recieved (Transformers Animated, Prime). </p><p> </p><p>Some of this is about what you think you want isn't necessarelly what you want. Some 2nd Ed. gamers liked 4e when it came out despite not liking 3e, because certain aspects they found had a feel more along the lines of how they played D&D 2e. Part of the issue is that we are trying to distill the esoteric (such as feel) into a workable rule system.</p><p> </p><p>If WotC can recreate that feel (which seems to be where Monte Cook is aiming with his recent articles), that can be a good money maker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glade Riven, post: 5756527, member: 86468"] Well, thanks to those who explained Thac0 as I now understand it better, but I can honestly say I'm glad it was replaced. One important thing to keep in mind is whether or not something feels retro/classic verses a rerelease. Hitting the sweet spot can be tricky, though. Hasbro's had experiance with this in their Transformer line - Transformers Energon (from a few years back) had a lot in common with the G1 cartoons, which were terrible but remembered as great. Fans decryed it. Despite a few nitpicks (mainly because Transfandom is one of the angryist fandoms ever), in recent years Transformers has done rather well; the first and third movies were decent (the second would have been probably been decent if not for the writer's strike), and the last couple of cartoon shows appear to be well recieved (Transformers Animated, Prime). Some of this is about what you think you want isn't necessarelly what you want. Some 2nd Ed. gamers liked 4e when it came out despite not liking 3e, because certain aspects they found had a feel more along the lines of how they played D&D 2e. Part of the issue is that we are trying to distill the esoteric (such as feel) into a workable rule system. If WotC can recreate that feel (which seems to be where Monte Cook is aiming with his recent articles), that can be a good money maker. [/QUOTE]
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