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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet-7" data-source="post: 9110367" data-attributes="member: 7025282">I only hated one edition out of the gate and it really was not because of the game.I was just a teen.&nbsp; We bristled at the change of devil and demon to new designations and also to not seeing “Gygax” on the cover.Many people say good things about 2e but I really was not a part of it.&nbsp;&nbsp; I did not hop to 3.5 since it felt like a money grab.&nbsp; I don’t really know how much it changed.But that alienation was mild compared to 1e to 2e.&nbsp; I was out of the loop a good long while though my dm bought some adventures we used with 1e.And 4e was a weird time for me.&nbsp; I bought up a ton of stuff.&nbsp; I just could not get into it.&nbsp; Maybe had I given it more time it would have clicked?&nbsp; But I don’t know.&nbsp; My expectations for magic were not met.&nbsp; There were other issues with skills.&nbsp; I would say that was the first time I really bowed out of D&amp;D due to the rules themselves and I only just now realized that.&nbsp; Funny talking out loud and and online just made that very conscious/explicit.(I am not disparaging that game or it’s fans at all…it honestly was just not a match for my expectations and taste).But it was a bit of black hole with online interaction.&nbsp; I specifically did not like stacking bonuses of pathfinder and did not like prestige classes in 3.0/3.5.&nbsp; I might have enjoyed 3.0 with just core books!&nbsp; But not sure how many folks played that way.But i digress.&nbsp; Going to cons, online discussions etc. we’re different for me as a “noncurrent” player.&nbsp; I suspect skipping 5.5 will be a much softer landing.&nbsp; I have minded it less depending on my play volume.&nbsp; I need to discuss less the more I seem to be playing at the time and the 4e years were a black hole with kids being born etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet-7, post: 9110367, member: 7025282"] I only hated one edition out of the gate and it really was not because of the game. I was just a teen. We bristled at the change of devil and demon to new designations and also to not seeing “Gygax” on the cover. Many people say good things about 2e but I really was not a part of it. I did not hop to 3.5 since it felt like a money grab. I don’t really know how much it changed. But that alienation was mild compared to 1e to 2e. I was out of the loop a good long while though my dm bought some adventures we used with 1e. And 4e was a weird time for me. I bought up a ton of stuff. I just could not get into it. Maybe had I given it more time it would have clicked? But I don’t know. My expectations for magic were not met. There were other issues with skills. I would say that was the first time I really bowed out of D&D due to the rules themselves and I only just now realized that. Funny talking out loud and and online just made that very conscious/explicit. (I am not disparaging that game or it’s fans at all…it honestly was just not a match for my expectations and taste). But it was a bit of black hole with online interaction. I specifically did not like stacking bonuses of pathfinder and did not like prestige classes in 3.0/3.5. I might have enjoyed 3.0 with just core books! But not sure how many folks played that way. But i digress. Going to cons, online discussions etc. we’re different for me as a “noncurrent” player. I suspect skipping 5.5 will be a much softer landing. I have minded it less depending on my play volume. I need to discuss less the more I seem to be playing at the time and the 4e years were a black hole with kids being born etc. [/QUOTE]

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