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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Riastlin" data-source="post: 5503679" data-attributes="member: 94022">More to the point, one class since release of essentials is the epitome of "small sample size".   I'll be honest, by and large, the essentials style "simplified" format is not for me.  I much prefer having more choices in building my characters.  That being said, I see no problem with having some simplified classes for those who want them.  I don't anything in this article suggested that they intend to stick with simplified classes no matter what, forever and always, amen, etc.  If anything, they suggested the opposite by citing the gnome example.  Their point being that even if only 10% of respondents stated they liked gnomes, excluding gnomes could end up negatively affecting as many as 50% of the D&D groups out there.   Certainly WotC has done plenty with which people can find legitimate fault.  I'm not disputing that.  But to think that because the one class that has been released since Essentials debuted was an essentials-style class, WotC is only going to release e-style classes here on out is a bit of a stretch.  By that thinking, Essentials wouldn't exist.  After all, over the course of the first three PHBs WotC released zero e-style classes.  Perhaps they were just listening to some of the people who stated they wanted some simpler options.  Any way you slice it, there's still plenty of "complex" classes to choose from.  Frankly, I have more interesting options from "complex" style classes in 4ed than I'll ever get a chance to play in my lifetime.   Now, the one thing that I thought was interesting from the recent polls though was that the vast majority of the respondents had only played 3.x or 4ed.  It somewhat makes sense since non-adopters of 3.x/4ed are unlikely to be surfing the WotC forums, but it does seem to suggest that a lot of the old grognards are not playing the last two editions.  Perhaps essentials style is not only good for new players, but maybe for bringing back some of the old-timers as well.</blockquote>

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