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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rogueattorney" data-source="post: 1789841" data-attributes="member: 17551">fah!  My first 45 was Juke Box Hero by Foreigner.  I don't give Foreigner a second thought any more.  Why?  Because they aren't a very good band.  I still listen to the Beatles, though.  Why?  Because they're a good band.My first car was an '85 Renault Encore.  It went from zero to 60... eventually.  I don't miss it.  My second car was a '71 Opel GT.  That little thing could scoot!  I'd take it back in an instant if it still ran.Do I need to go on?  Nostalgia might play a role, but if that first experience isn't a positive experience, then you aren't going to be nostalgic are you?  No one waxes poetically about their first trip to the dentist.I've played literally hundreds of games of various types and dozens of RPG's.  I keep coming back to 1e and B/X D&D.  Why?  Because they're good games.  That's something a lot of 3e'ers have trouble coming to grips with.  So let me repeat it:  D&D prior to 3e was a good game.  You might like the changes made to 3e.  That's fine.  Some people don't.  So they continue to play the game they like.  That's cool too.  Contrary to the opinion of a certain gaming company in Seattle, life would be pretty boring if we were all playing the same game.R.A.</blockquote>