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<blockquote data-quote="scadgrad" data-source="post: 1756294" data-attributes="member: 766"><p>I think you're missing the point here. Those of us who are interested in a rules-lite version have issues with the complexity of <strong>the Core Rules</strong>; it's not like we added PrCs left & right and all of the sudden thought, "Wow this 3.5 stuff is just too complicated."</p><p></p><p>And really guys, not everyone who wants to see C&C succeed is motivated by the desire to make it "easier to teach new players," or nostalgia. Many of us have major beefs with character creation, a HtH system that rivals rolemaster in its complexity, and numerous other elements all found in the Core rules.</p><p></p><p>But that doesn't mean we want to throw the baby out with the bath water. 3.X does include major innovations for the game, but not all of those are good or even necessary. Honestly, most of us could whip out our old hardbacks & just revert to 1E or Basic D&D if there wasn't enough about 3.X to hold our attention. We just want a slimmed down version that's all. Sometimes there is an elegance in simplicity.</p><p></p><p>The proof is in the pudding and if C&C is a run-away success (in spite of TLG I might add), then I suppose the market will have decided the question. I'm certainly looking forward to getting my hands on a copy, but I've long since given up on their "For The Golden Haired Children Only" web site/forum.</p><p></p><p>Maybe I'm wrong, but I still think that WotC has missed out on a huge seller here. A snazzy hardback of Official WotC "1E Meets 3.5" would have probably sold very well, or at the very least have performed far better than Planar Handbook & the new Psionics book. Additionally, it would have that magical appeal to both GMs & players that make the Bean Counters at WotC beside themselves with excitement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scadgrad, post: 1756294, member: 766"] I think you're missing the point here. Those of us who are interested in a rules-lite version have issues with the complexity of [b]the Core Rules[/b]; it's not like we added PrCs left & right and all of the sudden thought, "Wow this 3.5 stuff is just too complicated." And really guys, not everyone who wants to see C&C succeed is motivated by the desire to make it "easier to teach new players," or nostalgia. Many of us have major beefs with character creation, a HtH system that rivals rolemaster in its complexity, and numerous other elements all found in the Core rules. But that doesn't mean we want to throw the baby out with the bath water. 3.X does include major innovations for the game, but not all of those are good or even necessary. Honestly, most of us could whip out our old hardbacks & just revert to 1E or Basic D&D if there wasn't enough about 3.X to hold our attention. We just want a slimmed down version that's all. Sometimes there is an elegance in simplicity. The proof is in the pudding and if C&C is a run-away success (in spite of TLG I might add), then I suppose the market will have decided the question. I'm certainly looking forward to getting my hands on a copy, but I've long since given up on their "For The Golden Haired Children Only" web site/forum. Maybe I'm wrong, but I still think that WotC has missed out on a huge seller here. A snazzy hardback of Official WotC "1E Meets 3.5" would have probably sold very well, or at the very least have performed far better than Planar Handbook & the new Psionics book. Additionally, it would have that magical appeal to both GMs & players that make the Bean Counters at WotC beside themselves with excitement. [/QUOTE]
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