Is 4E still D&D to you?

[Mishihari Lord]

Since I can't believe that there isn't already a poll like this now that we have the rules, is 4E still D&D to you?

To me, no. It's a lot of little reasons rather then any big ones. I've read a lot of the rules and it's just too big of a change. It's not like the previous editions (I started with Homes Basic in 1980) where I already understood how things worked and just had to grasp the changes. A lot of things are fundamentally different. Don't get me wrong - it looks like a fun game, but to me it's not D&D.

And unfortunately between a new baby and my company, I don't have time to learn a new heavy ruleset. Since I expect 3E to fade into a fringe game system, just like all of the other previous editions, I sadly think I may have played my last game of D&D.

(Now let's see if I can remember how to do a poll ... )

 

[Agamon]

Well, better time to answer this poll now then when it first appeared 10 months ago.

Hit points? check
XP & Levels? check
Classes/Races? check
Fantasy? check
Polyhedral dice (especially that d20)? check
Sitting around a table with friends being heroes slaying monsters?

Still sounds like D&D to me.

 

[Masquerade]

It's probably more D&D to me.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

I agree with you on the game seeming very different (so does Mike Mearls, for that matter). Of course, I thought that about 3.X, too. Actually, I think there are three broad categories of D&D, now, each of them a different game: TSR D&D, 3.X, and 4E. Each of the earlier categories could be broken down more (e.g. B/X, AD&D, 3.0, 3.5, etc.), but as broad categories, they work pretty well. All the TSR editions are generally compatible with each other (you can use B2 with 2E AD&D without breaking a sweat), but not with 3.X or 4E. And 3.0 and 3.5 are generally compatible with each other, but not so much with TSR D&D or with 4E.

Since I expect 3E to fade into a fringe game system, just like all of the other previous editions, I sadly think I may have played my last game of D&D.

This, however, makes no sense to me. Why should you quit playing whatever edition you prefer just because it's no longer in print?

 

[Felix]

Vancian magic is a huge component of my D&D experience, and 4e replaced it; I just can't see Mostin the Metagnostic converting to the new rules without heavy loss, and that's a damned shame.

So, no.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

Still has D&D monsters, D&D classes, and the D&D experience but better, so yup still D&D (except that means a good thing this time).

 

[Kichwas]

it might be a great fantasy game, but it isn't DnD to me.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

Vancian magic is a huge component of my D&D experience...

Yeah, for me, too. FWIW, here's my "D&D essentials" in a nutshell.

 

[TimeOut]

Yes, it is. And actually even more than 3.x ever was.

 

[blargney the second]

4e has achieved something impressive: it's an entirely new game, and yet it's still D&D. I'm loving it.