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<blockquote data-quote="EternalDungeonMaster" data-source="post: 9223953" data-attributes="member: 75401">I ran a seven-year-long 4th edition campaign. I have been playing D&amp;D continuously since 1st edition. I currently DM and play 5th edition.At no time during my seven-year tenure as a 4e DM did I ever feel like 4e was not D&amp;D. I don't believe my players ever felt that way either. I thought it was a good edition. I derived a ton of pleasure from it.For me, 4e grew a bit out of hand in terms of what could be handled easily without digital tools. The online Silverlight-based character creator and monster creator were, to me, essential to prepping and running games. When that tool became unavailable and the system went out of print, it just didn't make sense for me to continue using it.To this day, I miss 4e. I don't think I have ever missed a past edition. I've always moved on and not looked back. There was something about 4e that just had a unique flavor and an accessible, engaging set of rules. I don't need any rules to roleplay or to encourage my players to roleplay. For me, the rules are mostly for handling combat and tactical scenes. 4e was unrivaled in that regard, in my opinion.If I were to ever &quot;retire&quot; from being current with D&amp;D and just fall back on a forever edition, 4e would be a very strong contender.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EternalDungeonMaster, post: 9223953, member: 75401"] I ran a seven-year-long 4th edition campaign. I have been playing D&D continuously since 1st edition. I currently DM and play 5th edition. At no time during my seven-year tenure as a 4e DM did I ever feel like 4e was not D&D. I don't believe my players ever felt that way either. I thought it was a good edition. I derived a ton of pleasure from it. For me, 4e grew a bit out of hand in terms of what could be handled easily without digital tools. The online Silverlight-based character creator and monster creator were, to me, essential to prepping and running games. When that tool became unavailable and the system went out of print, it just didn't make sense for me to continue using it. To this day, I miss 4e. I don't think I have ever missed a past edition. I've always moved on and not looked back. There was something about 4e that just had a unique flavor and an accessible, engaging set of rules. I don't need any rules to roleplay or to encourage my players to roleplay. For me, the rules are mostly for handling combat and tactical scenes. 4e was unrivaled in that regard, in my opinion. If I were to ever "retire" from being current with D&D and just fall back on a forever edition, 4e would be a very strong contender. [/QUOTE]

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