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<blockquote data-quote="Golroc" data-source="post: 9109849" data-attributes="member: 7042497">I'd say it matters how you and your group feel about the new edition. Excited? Go for the switch - enthusiasm is a great driver for fun. On the fence? Try it out, see if it makes sense to switch, to grab some of the new rules or to simply stick with the existing editions. Negative towards the changes? Don't go there - it will probably taint your fun and cost you money to boot.In reality groups can have mixed opinions, and that makes it hard. You can be in multiple groups - and it might feel bad to invest in a new edition simply because of some tables you're part of. There is no easy answer. Your opinion may also change over time as may that of other players.I'd say we're lucky in this day and age to have such a massive wealth of material to draw on. Even if you stick with an older edition you won't run out of material. And you can always adapt the material you like from new editions. If someone wants to play 2nd edition D&amp;D in Ravnica, they can do that. It doesn't even take that much work to adapt across editions - or even systems. Never be afraid to adapt material. You were around when 2nd edition hit, it sounds like - so you probably remember just how much adapting had to be done in those days. Most settings had a ton of material referencing mechanics from the last edition. Or even just material in 1st edition you didn't have, like Unearthed Arcana stuff, which not everyone used.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Golroc, post: 9109849, member: 7042497"] I'd say it matters how you and your group feel about the new edition. Excited? Go for the switch - enthusiasm is a great driver for fun. On the fence? Try it out, see if it makes sense to switch, to grab some of the new rules or to simply stick with the existing editions. Negative towards the changes? Don't go there - it will probably taint your fun and cost you money to boot. In reality groups can have mixed opinions, and that makes it hard. You can be in multiple groups - and it might feel bad to invest in a new edition simply because of some tables you're part of. There is no easy answer. Your opinion may also change over time as may that of other players. I'd say we're lucky in this day and age to have such a massive wealth of material to draw on. Even if you stick with an older edition you won't run out of material. And you can always adapt the material you like from new editions. If someone wants to play 2nd edition D&D in Ravnica, they can do that. It doesn't even take that much work to adapt across editions - or even systems. Never be afraid to adapt material. You were around when 2nd edition hit, it sounds like - so you probably remember just how much adapting had to be done in those days. Most settings had a ton of material referencing mechanics from the last edition. Or even just material in 1st edition you didn't have, like Unearthed Arcana stuff, which not everyone used. [/QUOTE]

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