How soon will you switch?

[Thornir Alekeg]

My intent is to purchase the 4e books at or shortly after release.

I will start playing 4e when I find a D&D group to join that is playing 4e.

Since I'm not playing D&D right now, would I really be switching?

 

[el-remmen]

I may not switch at all.

 

[Wormwood]

Yes, I agree, 3rd edition is a bit polluted.

Coming off of a single 3½-hour combat last night. Yeah, you could say that

 

[Baby Samurai]

Coming off of a single 3½-hour combat last night.

Only to find that it was 24 seconds of in game time?

 

[JediSoth]

I have so much 3.0/3.5 stuff I haven't been able to fully use yet, I don't see a switch in my near future. Plus, I really, really, REALLY want my next campaign to use Arcana Evolved, so if I do anything with 4E, it'll probably be just mining for houserules to smooth some rough spots over.

I understand the need for a new edition, especially since I've started playing a 10th-level campaign, but I just don't need it personally, nor do I want to take the time and money to invest in a new edition of a game as expansive and expensive as D&D. So, I'll probably just sit 4E out until I have no choice but to update. Even then, I'll probably stick as close to core as possible, because there are just so many other games I want to play and at this point in my life, I really have to cherry-pick.

That's to say nothing of the fact that nothing I've yet seen of 4E makes me excited to see it (unlike the switch to 3E).

JediSoth

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

Not really an answer for what I wanted. I'm buying the books as soon as they are released, but I don't foresee myself putting a group together and switching very soon, if ever. My gaming days are very few and far between lately.

 

[Wormwood]

Only to find that it was 24 seconds of in game time?

42 seconds, actually.

But 24 seconds? Oh that would have just been ridiculous.

30 minutes between actions on average. Mind-boggling.

 

[davethegame]

Buying immediately- my current group has new players, and there are plenty of rules that make me cringe when I have to teach them. If those are fixed, it's already ahead.

 

[Baby Samurai]

42 seconds, actually.

Wow, still, a 7 round combat in 3rd edition is hard to come by in my experience – good for you guys.

 

[Aeolius]

Once I have the 4e core rules in hand and peruse them for a good long while, I will make my decision. At this point, I will probably continue as I did with 2e and skip the even-numbered editions of D&D. 3e/3.5e simply has more to offer than I have yet to explore. 4e, on the other hand, has yet to impress me at all.

Thus far, I have DMed 10 sessions of my new chat-based game "Heirs of Turucambi". The campaign is set beneath the surface of the Oljatt Sea on Oerth, the World of Greyhawk. PCs must have a natural swim speed and be able to breathe underwater without the use of magic. Will 4e let me convert my campaign? The BBEG in the game is a bard; will they be in the core rules? I run my game online; will the Mac OS be fully supported by the D&D Insider at launch? The World of Greyhawk is slated for an updated source book, right? All sentient races in the MM will be playable as PCs, right? Environmental supplements are already on the release queue, correct? You can see why I am not overly enthusiastic about 4e.

With the current 3e/3.5e releases, I can easily envision taking my game to epic levels. Incarnum, psionics, Tome of Magic, and warlocks are begging for expansion. From Heroes of Horror, the Dread Necromancer and rules governing nightmares are just waiting for their chance. Ur-Priests loyal to the Hag Countess await the day of her return. The dread armies of Panzuriel and Yeathan never had the opportunity to amass. Turucambi, The Sinking Isle, and The Jungle of Lost Ships await exploration.

I was a 1e old-timer, until 3e came along. The 3e/3.5e rules fit my style of DMing perfectly. From the previews I have seen, 4e and I do not seem to be compatible.

I'll see you at 5e.