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

[catsclaw227]

I've got a sickening number of 3e/d20/OGL books. Many settings, many sourcebooks, many splatbooks, many adventures.

I am happily interested in 4e and will likely play both 3.5 and 4e.

 

[Stormtalon]

I have, ummm, one 4' wide shelf, a backpack, a plastic carrying box and a tote-bag full of books, all WoTC 3.5. Then there's the scattered dozen or so FR books stacked on a shelf in my room, and my 3.0 books shoved in a filing cabinet somewhere.

The backpack, box and tote-bag all travel with me on my semi-weekly 70-mile trek to DM.

Oh, and I'm quite enthralled by what I've heard of 4E so far (though I do shed a tear for the delay of ye olde Frost Giants, Gnomes and Monks).

 

[Gothmog]

Good lord, I have no idea how many 3.x D&D books I have. When it first came out until about 2005, I bought a ton of stuff for it- probably close to 500-700 books. When I moved 2.5 years ago for my new job, I packed them all up in boxes, and they are still there in my basement. My group moved away from D&D and D20 in favor of Savage Worlds and WHFRP2 (and recently some Rolemaster Classic- I didn't realize how much I missed that game), so I haven't bothered to reference or look at them in a long time. D20 and D&D 3.x just didn't mesh with our playing styles, and after a long time or trying to make it do so, we gave up.

However, what I have heard about 4E sounds great- definitely changes for the better IMO. I love the points of light concept, less reliance on magic items, and I'm looking forward to the streamlined and simplifield rules system. If 4E is as easy to prep as SW and WHFRP2 and fits with our playing style, I'll happily switch and never look back at D&D 3.x.