D&D 5E (2024) If D&D 2024 Had Been Radically Different, Would You Have Stuck With 5E

[Reynard]

Let's imagine an alternate universe in which D&D 2024 wasn't just an iteration on 5E but was an intentionally innovative game. We can keep that nebulous and say it held onto enough D&D tropes to still be D&D TO YOU (to avoid the inevitable 4E comparisons).

Would you have decided to stick with 5E anyway because like it that much? Would you have given the new one a shot? Or would you have immediately adopted.

And before every single poster says "it depends" -- assume that whatever the innovations were, they were at least palatable to you.

 

[Chaltab]

Bro I don't know. The main reason I stick with 5E is because it has the most VTT support.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

If the new game was good I'd probably move. I feel like I've played 5e to death in the last decade, so a brand new D&D would be good.

 

[Scribe]

Assuming I understand the rules.

"5.5 was written, designed, and art directed for Scribe." would I have taken it and dumped 5e?

 

[FrogReaver]

Let's imagine an alternate universe in which D&D 2024 wasn't just an iteration on 5E but was an intentionally innovative game. We can keep that nebulous and say it held onto enough D&D tropes to still be D&D TO YOU (to avoid the inevitable 4E comparisons).

Would you have decided to stick with 5E anyway because like it that much? Would you have given the new one a shot? Or would you have immediately adopted.

And before every single poster says "it depends" -- assume that whatever the innovations were, they were at least palatable to you.

It’s a bit loaded saying 2024 wasn’t innovative.

 

[Reynard]

It’s a bit loaded saying 2024 wasn’t innovative.

Sure. But it also isn't the question at hand.

But I would gladly participate in that thread.

 

[Parmandur]

Nope, if they did anything to threaten Backwards Compatibility I would have been done.

 

[TiQuinn]

I would’ve definitely checked it out and bought the core books as opposed to knowing that it was a continuation of 5e and not feeling the urgency to buy them. I don’t know that I would’ve ended up playing them as our DM was suffering D&D burnout and wanted to try other systems, but even at that, I would’ve at least purchased the books. I don’t feel like I need to buy 2024 because I know it’s mostly the same.

 

[jayoungr]

5E 2014 is pretty darn close to my preferred playstyle. I can't imagine a more self-consciously "innovative" game getting closer.

 

[Charlaquin]

Obviously the real answer is “it depends.” But, since you specifically asked not to answer that way, and said to assume the changes were to my liking, yeah, of course I would have adopted it. I can’t imagine why someone wouldn’t, under the assumption that it changed in a way they would personally like.