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<blockquote data-quote="Grydan" data-source="post: 5693369" data-attributes="member: 79401">Not all at the same time, of course. I'm also willing to wait a while for them. I think there's at least a couple more years of life left in actively supported 4E. I could, and almost did, give you a long and rambling story about how much I like 4E, and how it brought me and several of my friends into the game, gaming in general, and lead to new friendships, and for a couple of players who hadn't met before they started gaming together, an engagement.But that's all beside the point I want to make, which is this:As much as I like 4E, both on its own terms and in comparison to other editions and other RPGs, it's not the perfect game for me.That game doesn't exist yet.Until it exists, I don't want them to stop trying. I should probably note that I don't believe in perfection, so it'll probably take them a while.Even if they somehow manage to do it, though, I'd want them to keep going. The perfect system for me, after all, is not the perfect system for everyone.The far distant day when some bunch of genius designers, building on the works of the giants who came before them, create a system that is perfect for everyone? That's when I'll be fine with them getting off the Edition treadmill.Until then, I look forward to seeing what 5E and 6E (and 7E... 666E and 1kE... ) bring to the table (which by the time of 1kE might not actually be a table).I'm calling it now: 666E has no devils or demons. Instead? Ponies.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grydan, post: 5693369, member: 79401"] Not all at the same time, of course. I'm also willing to wait a while for them. I think there's at least a couple more years of life left in actively supported 4E. I could, and almost did, give you a long and rambling story about how much I like 4E, and how it brought me and several of my friends into the game, gaming in general, and lead to new friendships, and for a couple of players who hadn't met before they started gaming together, an engagement. But that's all beside the point I want to make, which is this: As much as I like 4E, both on its own terms and in comparison to other editions and other RPGs, it's not the perfect game for me. That game doesn't exist yet. Until it exists, I don't want them to stop trying. I should probably note that I don't believe in perfection, so it'll probably take them a while. Even if they somehow manage to do it, though, I'd want them to keep going. The perfect system for me, after all, is not the perfect system for everyone. The far distant day when some bunch of genius designers, building on the works of the giants who came before them, create a system that is perfect for everyone? That's when I'll be fine with them getting off the Edition treadmill. Until then, I look forward to seeing what 5E and 6E (and 7E... 666E and 1kE... ) bring to the table (which by the time of 1kE might not actually be a table). [I]I'm calling it now: 666E has no devils or demons. Instead? Ponies.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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