How important is one edition/game system to you?

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Wow... You're the only other person I've ever "met" that knows of that game... I have a module (err wait they call them adventures now right) for that game I bought in Germany..

I'd say it's the German equivalent to D&D. I think it might actually appeal to some people who like highly complex rules, and an eloberate setting, and don't want to focus on combat. Not that you couldn't run hack & slash with it, but I've got the impression that it's better to avoid too much contact with the rules.

I really don't like it. I tried, I have the most recent core rulebook, but it's just not my taste. I am a power-gamer, butt-kicker, tactician, whatever. I like killing monsters and taking their stuff. D&D or Shadowrun is far more to my liking.

The adventures aren't that bad. They make some good intrigue, investigation and exploration stuff. They just need a little more... violence.
Though my impressions are a bit colored by the fact that the most recent adventures we tried where for beginners and thus light on rules and combat.

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[sjmiller]

I don't know where I fit in on this poll. I'll play a large number of games, with few exceptions (Hero System, Palladium, D&D 4e, Traveller: The New Era). I'll run a rather large number of games, again with a few exceptions (All the ones I won't play, plus the WoD games, and anime-themed games).

As for D&D, I have played and run everything up to 3.5. I will play and run any of those again and be quite happy. I never really had a problem with any of those editions, and there are things I like about all of them. If I am going to be the champion of any one edition of a game I will be the champion for the original Traveller. Still my all time favorite game.