Now that 4e is out, are you into it or sticking with a prior edition?

[ShadowDenizen]

Sticking with 3.5 for our Savage Tide & Age of Worms game. (We're at "Sea Wyvern's Wake" and "Hall of Harsh Reflections" respectively.

Then, we may switch to 4E, but WAY more likely to switch to Pathfinder.

 

[Ranes]

Seven years after my first encounter with 3e and I'm throughly enjoying 3.5. 4e has completely failed to win me over. OD&D, Basic, and 1e are still pleasurable reads and I continue to import ideas from them but 3.5 is where I'm staying, at least until 5e.

 

[Dr. Strangemonkey]

4E unreservedly.

This is the first time I've ever had fun DMing - outside of world creation - in a DnD game.

Pathfinder, thus far, just gives me the creeps. So much so that I'm actually looking forward to the splitting of the community base.

Like a car with too many bumper stickers it's just a clear way for the driver to let you know they won't be that interesting to hang out with.

No offense to those who like both or play Pathfinder ironically. Moderates and Hipsters are always interesting.

 

[Dynel]

Interestingly, Dr. Strangemonkey has a similar viewpoint as I do, though for me its directed at 4e.

I see 4e as that guy you see that you knew in high school 15 years ago and are like, "Damn, what happened to him?" It just gives me the creeps.

4e is D&D only in name, in my opinion. It has some similar elements to the previous editions, but I look at it scratching my head, wondering what the hell happened to D&D.

So I'll be sticking to 3.5 to the foreseeable future. I might make a foray into PFRPG, at least to mine some ideas. I might even try out a C&C game, too. But no 4e at my gaming table.

And I agree with those that believe the holdouts are higher now than they were with the 2e -> 3e switch. I think its much higher, based on my experience, both on the internet and talking to people at the multiple LGS's in my area.




My post was not intended to anger or offend any 4e enthusiasts. These are my personal feelings on the new edition. No disrespect to Dr. Strangemonkey was intended in my post.

 

[Wicht]

Pathfinder, thus far, just gives me the creeps.

I know I shouldn't ask, but in what way does the Pathfinder rules, as presented now, give you the creeps?

 

[thedungeondelver]

ADVANCED D&D for me and my crew. Pinnacle of the game's form, really.

 

[the Jester]

I'll be finishing up my two current games in 3.5 (The Red Hand of Doom and Beyond Bile Mountain, respectively, for my low-level group and my epic group). Then we'll be going 4e all the way. It's a great game- a mixed group of us has been playing Keep on the Shadowfell, and it has been tons of fun. I really look forward to experimenting with all the 4e options and the tools available to me as a dm. I would also love to get in on someone's 4e campaign- if only I had the time.

 

[Calico_Jack73]

I don't have a whole lot of prep time anymore so I'm gladly switching to 4E. However, my 3.XE books will have a place of honor right next to my 1e and 2e books on my bookshelf.

 

[Luce]

Sticking to 3ed and 2ed. At this point of my life, I have too much other things to do then to learn a new system. I browsed the books. Um, it has promise, but it is too different from previous editions to allow a easy learning curve. I see it as completely new game, which just happened to wear the same name.
May be 3-4 years down the road.

 

[Arnwyn]

Sticking with 3.x into the foreseeable future - no 4e, no Pathfinder RPG (though yes to the Pathfinder APs and modules).