I love this topic post! Genuinely.
As my gaming group struggles with the decision about whether or not to switch to 4E, I've made very clear that I would either like to try the new edition (just to see what its like), or go back to the original Gygax stuff... partially because its classic (regarding the quote in whomevers signature, I might prefer a 2008 mustang to the Model T... but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be awesome to bust out a tricked out Model T every now and then), and partially because the tragic event last month really had me thinking about *THE* man of DnD. It just makes me want to play the game the *HE* created... and not the games he influenced.
Drawbacks? Of course there are a few. Find me a system without them and I'll do my best to wake you from that lucid dream you seem to be having.
As my gaming group struggles with the decision about whether or not to switch to 4E, I've made very clear that I would either like to try the new edition (just to see what its like), or go back to the original Gygax stuff... partially because its classic (regarding the quote in whomevers signature, I might prefer a 2008 mustang to the Model T... but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be awesome to bust out a tricked out Model T every now and then), and partially because the tragic event last month really had me thinking about *THE* man of DnD. It just makes me want to play the game the *HE* created... and not the games he influenced.
Drawbacks? Of course there are a few. Find me a system without them and I'll do my best to wake you from that lucid dream you seem to be having.