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<blockquote data-quote="shadow" data-source="post: 3348980" data-attributes="member: 2182">I've thought about it a little, and have come to the conclusion that I'm dissapointed at Abyssal Maw's news that 4th edition won't be coming out for some time.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Well to tell the truth, I've come to the conclusion, I'm getting really pretty tired with the way the current edition of D&amp;D is going.&nbsp; (Yes, I've said the blasphemy!)&nbsp; &nbsp; Like most D&amp;D fans, I was excited about the release of 3rd edition back in 2000.&nbsp; Back then everything was new and exciting.&nbsp; It was obvious from the core books that a lot of thought and&nbsp; planning went into the new edition.&nbsp; Even some of the early splatbooks were good in spite of the errata.&nbsp; But lately, it seems that D&amp;D has really gone downhill.&nbsp; For me it started with the release of 3.5.&nbsp; I hated almost everything about the revision (especially the fact that &quot;3.5e&quot; sounds like a computer geek term <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )&nbsp; Since then there have been a few good releases (e.g. the Eberron Campaign Setting), but they have been few and far between.&nbsp; The current edition of D&amp;D is suffering greatly from rules glut.&nbsp; Every new book has to introduce more feats and more prestige classes.&nbsp; Prestige classes were originally a good idea - the first prestige were generic enough to include in most campaign settings; now prestige classes are getting to the point of being absurd.&nbsp; Feats, originally a great way to custimize a character, have gotten out of hand with the 1,000+ feats we have (I never thought that I would get tired of seeing new feats)!&nbsp; Then we have so many optional rules introduced with each supplement that I yearn for a time of simplicity.&nbsp; I would really like to see a 4th edition of the game to bring freshness and wonder to all this staleness we've been seeing lately.&nbsp; Of course 4e would have to be done right for me to buy into it (for starters, throw out the over-dependance on miniatures that 3.5 introduced).&nbsp; But at this point, I've been so sick of the way that the game has been heading, that I look forward to throwing everything away and starting from scratch.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shadow, post: 3348980, member: 2182"] I've thought about it a little, and have come to the conclusion that I'm dissapointed at Abyssal Maw's news that 4th edition won't be coming out for some time. Why? Well to tell the truth, I've come to the conclusion, I'm getting really pretty tired with the way the current edition of D&D is going. (Yes, I've said the blasphemy!) Like most D&D fans, I was excited about the release of 3rd edition back in 2000. Back then everything was new and exciting. It was obvious from the core books that a lot of thought and planning went into the new edition. Even some of the early splatbooks were good in spite of the errata. But lately, it seems that D&D has really gone downhill. For me it started with the release of 3.5. I hated almost everything about the revision (especially the fact that "3.5e" sounds like a computer geek term ;) ) Since then there have been a few good releases (e.g. the Eberron Campaign Setting), but they have been few and far between. The current edition of D&D is suffering greatly from rules glut. Every new book has to introduce more feats and more prestige classes. Prestige classes were originally a good idea - the first prestige were generic enough to include in most campaign settings; now prestige classes are getting to the point of being absurd. Feats, originally a great way to custimize a character, have gotten out of hand with the 1,000+ feats we have (I never thought that I would get tired of seeing new feats)! Then we have so many optional rules introduced with each supplement that I yearn for a time of simplicity. I would really like to see a 4th edition of the game to bring freshness and wonder to all this staleness we've been seeing lately. Of course 4e would have to be done right for me to buy into it (for starters, throw out the over-dependance on miniatures that 3.5 introduced). But at this point, I've been so sick of the way that the game has been heading, that I look forward to throwing everything away and starting from scratch. [/QUOTE]

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