Is this all for naught?

[Tequila Sunrise]

So, I guess what I'm asking here is...what do we do or are your attitudes of what happens if 5e doesn't hand you the silver platter with everything you could possibly want in a D&D TABLE TOP rpg (not just what you like better/want from ANY rpg, but D&D!)

Then I don't buy it, and the world keeps spinning.

I already have a great edition, so 5e will have to be spectacular for me to lay $90ish down. Honestly, I'm not holding my breath.

 

[CasvalRemDeikun]

If the game flushes the progress made by 4E to appease the fans who have already abandoned D&D, I won't see much reason to jump ship. If it has new mechanics that evoke the feel of all editions (4E included), then I will probably at least buy the Core 3. I strongly hope the MM is more like the Monster Vaults that have come out. If they go back to 3.5E half-hour to stat monsters that get killed in two minutes, I will avoid it like the plague. There is plenty of stuff that needs improvement from 4E (MCing, non-combat abilities, feat bloat), so I hope they take a look at a lot of that. I hope the half-level thing for attacks AND defenses goes away (seriously, it adds a number that is straight up cancelled out by the same number in the enemy).

Also, if Caster Supremecy, LFQW, or CoDZILLA returns (Monte Cook IS the lead designer after all), I won't even give it a second look.

 

[GnomeWorks]

The most I hope for from any rpg are some interesting ideas.

Pretty much this.

At this point I've been working on my own game system for a number of years, and only really play D&D because (1) one of my groups plays 3.5 pretty much exclusively, and (2) my game system isn't done.

If 5e were to be able to do the things that my system can do... I would be ridiculously impressed and jump to it immediately. Better than having to finish mine!

But I sincerely doubt it will. While I'm interested in following 5e's development, it is largely due to the fact that D&D is the 800-lb. gorilla in the room - you can't really ignore it. It may have some interesting ideas, but for the most part, D&D is D&D. How it does what it does may vary from edition to edition, but in the end, it will continue doing what it does.

 

[amerigoV]

This about sums it up for me: "What if they released a new edition of D&D and nobody cared?"

I actually wish them well so as to keep the pipeline of new players going, but in my circle its just not going to matter. We've all gone Savage Worlds and we are just to old and busy to futz around with a new system. I follow it a bit since it is the big dog, but really I cannot see buying it since its not going to be anything really new (just another version of "roll a d20 to see if you hit that orc").

 

[Mattachine]

If the new edition combines some quicker combat rules with and old-school feel and the best parts of 4e (for me), then I will buy and play.

If not, I'll pass.

 

[CleverNickName]

So, I guess what I'm asking here is...what do we do or are your attitudes of what happens if 5e doesn't hand you the silver platter with everything you could possibly want in a D&D TABLE TOP rpg (not just what you like better/want from ANY rpg, but D&D!)

Wizards has already handed me everything I could possibly want...they gave me the d20 Rules System, the System Reference Document, and the Open Gaming License. With these powerful tools, I can create exactly the game I want to play, right down to the very last detail.

So when 5E is released, I will do what I always do: I will cherry-pick it for ideas, and update my home SRD if necessary.

 

[the Jester]

Unless it looks awful, I'll at the very least run a campaign to try it out. Whether or not I adopt it full-time will depend on how I like it. It is not impossible that I will convert my 4e campaign over if 5e roxxors hard enough.

 

[howandwhy99]

I buy what I like and can use. Otherwise I spend to support those I'd like to stay in business.

If D&Dn can include enough stuff that helps me out running my game, then I'll buy it. That is ascertained product by product, but I would also like a game designed well enough that I'd have no problem playing in it either.

 

[SeRiAlExPeRiMeNtS]

Well if there is a digital version that works in my ipad I will buy it, and is it is simple enough we here will play some adventures, if not I will keep playing savage worlds. We have little time to play and we aren't interested um long Campaigns, generally we play some thing for 10 sessions and change adventure...

 

[Ahnehnois]

I'll modify any rpg to fit my tastes; the question is whether the core of 5e is more customizable, balanced, and makes more sense than the core of 3.X. Given what happened with 3e, I think it's important to participate in the process to try and make that happen.

If it doesn't. I'll just keep running 3.X, and I'll just keep improving it. It'll be a shame for the hobby as a whole, but it really won't affect me.