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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DaveMage" data-source="post: 3812565" data-attributes="member: 10447">I'm fascinated by how this whole transition is unfolding.The attitude from WotC staffers feels different to me (comparing from the 2E -> 3E transition) and the reaction from fans seems different.I mean, certainly there are those who feel adamantly one way or the other - either they are very happy for each change or very unhappy.But the amount of people in the middle, who are simply not excited by these changes or are taking a "wait and see" approach is interesting to me.Once I got over the initial shock over 3E's announcement, as each tidbit was released about 3E, I could feel the excitement building (and Eric's site had a lot to do with that).  I'm not feeling (or witnessing) that level of excitement this time, and even in some of those who are considering 4E, I'm not seeing the excitement there either.  I'm seeing more of "whatever - if it's good I'll switch, if not, I'll play [x]".Now there are certainly those who seem to love every new tidbit, and for them, I appreciate their excitement and hope the game lives up to their hope, but for many fans, I'm not feelin' it - or seeing it.3E changed the rules significantly, but kept a lot of the 1e/2e flavor.  4E seems to be changing both significantly.   I'm interested to see how it plays out.  As for the Realms changes, I'm not switching to 4E, so they won't affect me from a game point of view, but from a novel purchasing point of view - I'm not interested either.  Many of the characters and/or gods that have been in the novels and games are being killed off.  To use a sappy metaphor, FR (and D&D to some extent) is becoming the house with all the children gone.  The house is still there, but it's empty.</blockquote>

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