Wolfspider
Explorer
Falling Icicle said:Sounds to me like you are the one being irrational and inconsiderate. You're giving your players an ultimatum - play 4e, or else. Can you really be surprised when at least one of them lashes back at you by giving you an ultimatum of his own? Even if you do manage to force him to back down and accept the new edition, his ability to enjoy it will be diminished due to your strong-arm tactics. Nobody likes to be forced into doing something, especially not by a friend.
I tend to agree with this sentiment, although I won't go so far as to call the poster irrational and inconsiderate. That's fairly harsh.
It does seem pretty hasty to me to decide months in advance of even seeing the rules that the whole game is going to switch over to the new edition and that your one less-than-enthusiastic friend can either take it or leave it.