D&D 5E How are people currently feeling about 5e?

[malkav666]

I will be watching. But not with any sort of notion or prerelease investment. I got really amped about 4e and when it hit it was a big let down for me personally, so I will not let myself get excited about it until I see some print. I want to like 5e and remain hopeful that this may be an option for me. But the really great part about this is that this time I have three systems of the d20 flavor that my groups already really like (Pathfinder, d20 modern, 3.5) so if 5e does not deliver I am still going to be in a great place gamewise.

The release of 4e was different, at first I didn't know how easy it would be to still find good 3.x eras fantasy and modern games locally. As it turned out it was very easy. But I was still unhappy after I tried 4e and realized it wasn't my bag. But the previous edition climate is AWESOME, so this time around I don't have to watch the release with such scrutiny as it does not have as a direct of an impact on my gaming if it comes out of the gate with the suck.

That being said, I want 5e to be awesome. I will playtest and offer feedback. I would be lying if I said I didnt have strong doubts about whether or not the system will be something I will end up liking and buying. But the doubts I can live with and they are not judgments. I will keep my eyes open and really take a look at the material before I decide for me an mine about the new edition. I can't say that Monte leaving and some of the other things I have seen thus far fills me with confidence, but I am just going to keep my head up and try and take a look at what if offered for public consumption with an open mind.

We will see what is to become in the next few weeks anyways. I am looking forward to it.

love,

malkav

 

[CleverNickName]

I'm cautiously optimistic. There has been some really interesting discussion on the way that classes work and some of the racial options...but the recent article about non-magical healing, and all of the talk about healing surges and second winds has made me skittish. If the new edition has 4E-style healing, it will be a very hard sell to me and my gaming group.

I could cry about it, or hope the rumors aren't true...so I choose hope.

 

[Pickles JG]

I am much more optimistic than I have been at any point at the past & am rather excited. I have realised that most of the moronic rants do not reflect what the designers seem to be saying but are just a few sad cases of self important entitlement.

Even if the game is not a perfect match for me, I would be happy with a cleaner version of 4e, then I am sure there will be a lot of good & interesting design in it. It will stimulate local RP community despite seeming to think exploration is not very dull & interaction an almost equal component alongside combat

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

I am dubious about 5e at this point, but I hold out hope that even if I don't think it's stupendousness in a hardcover that it will at least be a version I like enough to want to play it instead of a house-ruled version of an older edition.