If WotC decided to revitalize and support AD&D, would you play/buy it?

[Reynard]

Obviosly, this is pure fantasy, but I am curious:

If some muckity-muck at WotC decided the OSR "movement" was gaining steam and decided to create a seperate, new AD&D line (a: 4E is still supported and the "flagship"; b: it's a revised and perhaps expanded AD&D, drawing from 1e and 2e but fundamentally and recognizably AD&D), would you buy, support and/or play it?

 

[Dice4Hire]

Simply, no. I have moved on from AD&D and have no desire to return to it.

While I have some problems with editions after AD&D their additional depth and complexity satisfies me.

 

[Crothian]

I probably wouldn't need to buy it, but if it was good and I could get some players I might play it. I'm DMing in a 1e tournment at Gen Con this year so I haven't totally left the game.

 

[Storminator]

I'm with D4H. I played a lot of 1e, and I loved it then. But I've pretty much felt like every edition has been an improvement, and there's no going back for me.

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[Ahnehnois]

Since I barely played it just at the beginning of my gaming I'd be interested to look at it. I doubt I'd play it; there might be an idea or two I'd mine for my game. I doubt I'd put down any money on it. After all, I can get the rules for the current game for free, I can cheaply buy a wealth of fantastic sourcebooks with more variants than I could ever use, and I avoid giving money to that particular company now.

 

[Umbran]

There are very few games I won't play.

Buy? Well, I already have 1e and 2e materials. Why do I need to buy them again?

 

[Tallifer]

Why?

1. Every old AD&D book and module is available on-line.

2. There are already 3rd party versions like OSRIC (I think that is the one, or Labyrinth Lord: not really up on all the Old School Renaissance products.)

3. Most people interested in AD&D already have old copies from the days of yore.

 

[Votan]

Most likely, yes. There are some advantages to different games for telling different types of stories. AD&D did some tropes really well (and others poorly) so I'd certainly consider running a game in it if it fit the campaign and group well.

 

[samursus]

I am also of the school of thought where I feel D&D has evolved through each edition, and I couldn't go back.

 

[bagger245]

Why?

1. Every old AD&D book and module is available on-line.

2. There are already 3rd party versions like OSRIC (I think that is the one, or Labyrinth Lord: not really up on all the Old School Renaissance products.)

3. Most people interested in AD&D already have old copies from the days of yore.

Well, Call of Cthulhu and some other rpg are reprinted as anniversary editions, so why can't D&D do the same?