Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 3940886" data-attributes="member: 15651">In terms of the market being different the only thing I can say with certainty is how I felt.  Back in 1999 I was playing in a 2e game.  I had been frustrated about the lack of new material and had come to believe that D&D as a sales product was dead and the game would only live on with the people who played it and made their own materials.  When I heard that 3e was coming out, I was nothing but excited.  I had no fears about the game being anything but better.  I was eager to try it out.This time when I heard about 4e, I had some reservations.  I have enjoyed 3e, had little opportunity to use my 3.5 materials, and had no issue with a lack of support as there seemed to be plenty of new material available (plus tons of older materials I didn't have).  I understood that there were things that could be improved upon, and I understood WotC's desire to take the game a different way.  Most of my friends from my 2e game, who were mostly as excited about 3e as I was, have no interest at all in 4e.  I'm sure I will buy the core books, but I'm not sure if I will decide to use them or subscribe to the D&DI.  If after reading it I think 4e is much better for my future games, I will have to work very hard to convince my friends to give it a try, and I'm not sure if I can succeed unless 4e is better than 3e in many very significant ways.</blockquote>