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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 7641001" data-attributes="member: 50987">You are assuming that new editions of D&amp;D are created because people get sick of older editions.&nbsp; That does not match my experience at all.I played BECM from 1985 to 2000.&nbsp; I was aware of new editions being released, but they didn't really interest me...I didn't care for the campaign settings they were promoting, and I really didn't like the psionics and sci-fi stuff they were adding.&nbsp; So I just kept using my Rules Cyclopedia until it fell apart (and for several years afterward.)&nbsp; I still have it, and I still play the occasional BECM game when my high school buddies come into town.In 2001, I picked up a copy of the 3E rules in a bookstore and really liked it.&nbsp; I remember the exact moment.&nbsp; I picked up the book, opened it, and the first thing I saw was the artwork for the Druid class right next to the streamlined level progression table.&nbsp; That one-minute glance was all it took; I was completely sold.I played 3E/3.5E for the next 12 years.&nbsp; I tried to get excited about 4th Edition when it was announced; I signed up for the playtest and submitted feedback and stuff, but it just didn't do it for me.&nbsp; When 3.5E was discontinued and 4E was released I just stayed with 3.5E and supplemented it with Pathfinder.When &quot;D&amp;D Next&quot; was announced, I signed up for the playtest and gave feedback and everything again... and this time I liked it.&nbsp; So when D&amp;D 5E was released, I finished up my 3.5E campaign and switched to 5th Edition in 2017.&nbsp; I've been playing it ever since.TL;DR:&nbsp; In my 30+ years of playing D&amp;D, I've never quit playing a particular edition because &quot;I got sick of it.&quot;&nbsp; I've always played the edition I liked, until an edition I liked better came along.&nbsp; Even though I play 5th Edition, I'm still not sick of BECM or 3.5E.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 7641001, member: 50987"] You are assuming that new editions of D&D are created because people get sick of older editions. That does not match my experience at all. I played BECM from 1985 to 2000. I was aware of new editions being released, but they didn't really interest me...I didn't care for the campaign settings they were promoting, and I really didn't like the psionics and sci-fi stuff they were adding. So I just kept using my Rules Cyclopedia until it fell apart (and for several years afterward.) I still have it, and I still play the occasional BECM game when my high school buddies come into town. In 2001, I picked up a copy of the 3E rules in a bookstore and really liked it. I remember the exact moment. I picked up the book, opened it, and the first thing I saw was the artwork for the Druid class right next to the streamlined level progression table. That one-minute glance was all it took; I was completely sold. I played 3E/3.5E for the next 12 years. I tried to get excited about 4th Edition when it was announced; I signed up for the playtest and submitted feedback and stuff, but it just didn't do it for me. When 3.5E was discontinued and 4E was released I just stayed with 3.5E and supplemented it with Pathfinder. When "D&D Next" was announced, I signed up for the playtest and gave feedback and everything again... and this time I liked it. So when D&D 5E was released, I finished up my 3.5E campaign and switched to 5th Edition in 2017. I've been playing it ever since. TL;DR: In my 30+ years of playing D&D, I've never quit playing a particular edition because "I got sick of it." I've always played the edition I liked, until an edition I liked better came along. Even though I play 5th Edition, I'm still not sick of BECM or 3.5E. [/QUOTE]

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