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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 3718127" data-attributes="member: 34175">I can't salve the wounds of the collective hurts of my fellow gamers, I can't say a few words to make it all better, but there is a ray of hope.  Unlike the move from 2E to 3.X, it appears that this will be closer to the move from 1E to 2E.  The reps have already stated that a conversion guide will not be released.  This can mean one of two things, the game is so close to the new edition that the minor mods needed will be intuitive and therefore a conversion would be unnecessary or that the game is so radically different that conversion should be more of a re-structure.  Either way, your current source books would still have some value.I still have all of my 2E DMG resources (the blue cover splats) sitting at my right hand.  I still use them, often if truth be told.  I didn't purchase all the extra materials for 3.X for two reasons, 1) I was happy with the core and didn't need the extras stuff (PrCs are powergamer food IMO) and 2) I am a father of 2 and husband, I am in college, my oldest is in college and my wife is the only one working, in other words, I'm poor as dirt.  Am I happy about having to buy new books, no, hardly as I can barely afford extras as it is (GenCon attendance this year was the first family vacation we have taken in 8 years).  But if the game is better suited for beginners, easier to manage and fixes some of the problems and slay some of the sacred cows of previous editions, then let it come, not that we can stop it anyway.Do I think WotC is making a mistake, yes.  If you were at the reveal at GenCon, you got more a sense of resignation rather than elation; acceptance not embrasure.  Many knew it was coming, but not really sure what to expect.  There were signs, we saw them, we all cringed, but it's here.  We can complain, (something I'm tired of, both doing and hearing) we can fight, (a futile gesture to be sure) we can accept, (the decision many will take) or we can ignore. (a position that quite a few will take, at least at the outset)I hope that no one at ENworld leaves the boards because it is inevitable that it will evolve along with the game and become 4e dominant.  Each person here is a vital part of why I came here and as diaglo is still running OD&D (1978) there is precedence for your continued presence here.  Do not despair fellow gamers, I implore you, make your decision, stick to your guns and game on.  Its what makes this hobby more than the fad it was implied to be in the 70s and 80s...resilience.</blockquote>

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