D&D 4E Is liking 4E biased by how many books you own?

[Abstraction]

I don't buy books regularly. Since 3E came out, I bought 4 core 3E rulebooks and that was it until 3.5. In 3.5, I bought 4 core rulebooks, 5 "Complete books", a couple environment books. All told, in the 7 years of 3.X, I have spent way more money on simple internet access than D&D.

So, with that in mind, I have to say that I am THRILLED with the news about 4E. I plan on buying the 3 Core #1s, plus another PHB for my wife and maybe one or two more PHBs for poorer members of my group so we can get going on the edition. I also currently plan on buying the continuing core books, but will have to see what they contain. NO WAY is psionics making it into my swords & sorcery.

I get the impression that a lot of 4E naysayers have a huge library of 3E books. It seems ironic that the people who are the biggest RPG spenders are also the worst foot-draggers. So, chime in. What are your spending habits and how do they intersect with a new edition? Do you feel that your spending and like/dislike are related?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I probably have about a dozen 3E and 3.5 books. It does not affect my feelings regarding 4E, pro or con. (I'm favorably inclined toward most of what I've heard about 4E.)

 

[MerricB]

I get the impression that a lot of 4E naysayers have a huge library of 3E books. It seems ironic that the people who are the biggest RPG spenders are also the worst foot-draggers. So, chime in. What are your spending habits and how do they intersect with a new edition? Do you feel that your spending and like/dislike are related?

Not true in my case.

I don't have a big library of d20 System books, but I have most of the Wizards 3e D&D products - over 60 hardcovers, for a start.

Cheers!

 

[Henry]

I probably have about a dozen 3E and 3.5 books. It does not affect my feelings regarding 4E, pro or con. (I'm favorably inclined toward most of what I've heard about 4E.)

I'm staring at a dozen in arm's reach, and can lay my hands on a dozen more, easily. However, I'm still middle of the fence about it - not enough info to say I'm loving or hating; just really dubious to see how some of these elements are going to turn out.

 

[The Little Raven]

I have 60 D&D 3rd Edition books.

I have 18 Dragonlance 3rd Edition books.

I have 10 Eberron 3rd Edition books.

I have 22 Forgotten Realms books.

I have 5 Ravenloft books.

That's 115 books for D&D itself, alone (not counting other d20 games and products, or even non-d20 systems), and I will be buying 4th Edition the day it launches.

 

[Nifft]

I own far too many books. I'm looking forward to 4e.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Doug McCrae]

I own 35 3e hardcovers, 8 softcovers and 10 issues of Dungeon. Mostly WotC, mostly 3.5.

I am pro 4e.

 

[drothgery]

I've got over 30 WotC D&D 3.5 hardcovers. Another 20 or so 3.0 hardovers and softcovers. Half a dozen or so 3.x non-WotC accessories. Half a dozen or so non-D&D d20 games (including a dozen or so d20 Modern accessories, and half a dozen or so Star Wars d20 Revised accessories). Two years of Dungeon magazine (nonconsecutive). And a couple of non-d20/d20-derived OGL games.

And while it's not 100% certain that I'll buy a D&D 4e PHB on its release date, it's awfully likely. I'm certainly buying at least one WotC hardcover that day; at least according to Amazon.com, Threats of the Galaxy for Star Wars Saga ships on May 20, too.

 

[DaveMage]

I own over 400 3.x D&D and d20 books.

I'm anti-4E.

 

[Primitive Screwhead]

I apparently have a 'meager' selection, only about 20 hard-cover, and that counts my growing Paranoia XP collection..

The bad thing is that about half I have read through once or twice at the most. Now they collect dust on the shelf, waiting for the moment to be snatched up in response to a 'Rules' forum question

I am looking forward to 4E and will probably buy those books as well.