Okay, D&D 3.5 grognards . . . are you *glad* your game is out of print?

[DaveMage]

Yes.

...It's almost time to rest.

 

[rgard]

I'll continue to buy 3.5 stuff on PDF and hardcopy stuff that I don't currently own. For example, there is a boatload of Green Ronin, SSS, updated Judges Guild stuff I still want to pick up among others.

I'm waiting for the influx of 3.5 stuff to hit the used book stores.

My biggest savings out of the release of 4.0 will be from no longer buying the minis. Half the attraction for me has been having the monster stats on the card and is a great alternative to hauling MMx around for game sessions. When they cut over to 4.0 stats for the minis, I'll pretty much stop buying them.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Psion]

Totally alien to me. In fact.. if he really is using the word 'allowed' in the sense that most people use it, I'd think he needs professional help of some kind.

Well that, or some sort of "drama management" classes. But from appearances, I'd recommend you join him.

 

[w_earle_wheeler]

Glad but a little unsatisfied. I would have liked a few more Compendium style books as a capstone for the end of this edition.

However, something like that would hurt sales of 4e. Why clean up and finalize 3.5 when you can leave it a mess scattered throughout dozens of books -- thus encouraging people to buy 4e for a "fresh start."

When 4E is launched it's unlikely to provide the richness of the type of play that we have grown used to and it may well be several years after launch before all of these "holes" have been plugged (possibly just before 5E - LOL).

Exactly.

 

[GVDammerung]

Sounds like a stupid question, I know, but hear me out.

I remember after 3.0 had been out for awhile, a buddy of mine who had stuck with AD&D 2e told me that he was, to his own surprise, somewhat *relieved* that 2e was now out of print. To use his words, it allowed him to "get off the treadmill" of the seemingly endless supply of splatbooks, supplements, and adventures. It allowed him, again, to use his words, to finally "consolidate" his gaming and just focus on getting into more depth with the material he had, rather than worry about the "Next Shiny New Thing (tm)".

I have to admit, I get where he's coming from. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to jump on the 4e bandwagon (and really, how can anyone decide until it comes out?), but I'll tell you one thing: it's mightly appealing to just sit back with 3.5 and enjoy a collection that will finally be COMPLETE, with no "book of the month" to create additional stress or a burning desire to "keep up with the Joneses".

Thoughts?

I could not agree more. You nailed it precisely. Or, your friend did. Take your pick.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Chalk up another in the 'I just don't get that' column.

I buy what I want, I am not particularly tied to WotC products (and have much more third party than 'official' content).

If anything I am annoyed that the bulk of third party publishers are likely to drop 3.X support....

The Auld Grump

 

[Aus_Snow]

Pretty much what TheAuldGrump said. . . that's what I was going to say. So uh, yeah.

Me too!

 

[CanadienneBacon]

I'm not a completionist but I do have a fair number of 3.0 and 3.5 books. I get what the OP is saying about being relieved that I won't have to play "keep up with the Jones family." As someone else put it, yes, it will be nice to dig deep into my (small) collection of 3.x material and put stuff into play that hasn't yet seen the light, all without the niggle at the back of my brain that maybe I should get X supplement or X "Core" book because of the kewl factor. So, yes, I suppose I do find it a good thing that 3.5 is done and 4.0 is around the corner. I'm still bummed that Dungeon has been cancelled in print form, though.

Then again, I gank all kinds of 1e and 2e stuff for my 3.5 games. I'm finding it kind of odd, now that I think about it, that I have never adapted any 3.x material for 1e or 2e games. Then again, maybe that's because so much of 3.x was taken from 1e and 2e, polished up nice and shiny and given an "all-new" label.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

It's actually encouraging me to go out and buy a couple of those supplements that I'd thought about buying but was never quite ready to part with money for. But then again I only have 5 books.

 

[cougent]

In answer to the OP, yes and no.

Yes it is a relief that the 3/3.5 press juggernaut that greatly outpaced my wallet's capacity will finally slow down. Yes in that the price of what I don't have will now go down and make it easier to afford (although possibly harder to find). Yes in that now I can be a hording collector who wants everything with the logo on it; something I could not afford or wanted to do before.

No in that there are some of those often mentioned out of the way places, peoples, lands, etc. that I would have liked to be expanded. No in that some things that I personally like will undoubtedly not be ported to 4E and are thus lost if I move on to that version. No in that while I have an extensive 3/3.5 collection new players who are not already players will be difficult to recruit to an "old" game (possibly).

So I guess I am still a bit ambivalent about the whole thing.