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

[dmccoy1693]

Out of Print?!? HA! Its not out of print until the last 3rd party publisher stops publishing for it. Frankly, I'm just getting started.

 

[EricNoah]

Glad isn't the right word for me. I am sad, actually, that there is no longer an "official" character generator for 3E. That bothers me. I'm glad I got it when I did. That said, there really has never been a better time not to switch -- I'm swimming in 3E stuff and will be for some time to come. Bless you, Dungeon Magazine and Goodman Games.

 

[Aeric]

I'm definitely one of those people who subjects himself to the "treadmill" of buying new gamebooks when they come out. Not because I feel like I have to, or because my players want to use material in books that I don't own (usually), but because I want to. There's just something exciting about new feats, spells, magic items, etc. For me, it's been less about keeping up with the Joneses and more about opening the next present on Christmas morning.

The biggest issue for me is when I start a new campaign, only to have a new book come out with material you want to include in the new campaign after it's started. At that point, I'm faced with the prospect of either shoehorning it into the setting or pulling some kind of lame retcon to explain how "it's always been there." Not having to worry about that is pretty much the only advantage I can see to 3.X going out of print.

 

[Dice4Hire]

In a way I am glad 3.5 books are done, and I bought a lot of them, though nowhere near all. So, I would say taht yes, I am releived in a way that I need buy nothing more. I now know what is out there ,and I can be satisfied I have what I want, or at least know what I might get, without wondering what the next book next month will be like.

I have been thinking of buying a few more to round out my collection, but now I have the leisure to do so, and really feel no impetus to do so.

 

[DM_Jeff]

To the original poster, yes indeed I get you, and wrote something similar here about a month back. It's a good feeling to dig real deep into my 3.5 library and see it in play!

-DM Jeff

 

[DragonLancer]

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?

Not glad, but I see where you are coming from. My wallet is kinda relieved I guess.

 

[MadMaxim]

I'm definitely one of those people who subjects himself to the "treadmill" of buying new gamebooks when they come out. Not because I feel like I have to, or because my players want to use material in books that I don't own (usually), but because I want to. There's just something exciting about new feats, spells, magic items, etc. For me, it's been less about keeping up with the Joneses and more about opening the next present on Christmas morning.

The biggest issue for me is when I start a new campaign, only to have a new book come out with material you want to include in the new campaign after it's started. At that point, I'm faced with the prospect of either shoehorning it into the setting or pulling some kind of lame retcon to explain how "it's always been there." Not having to worry about that is pretty much the only advantage I can see to 3.X going out of print.

I feel exactly the same way. I used to buy pretty much every 3.5 book, but then I started at the university and money got a lot more scarce, so I had to stop it, but the urge was still there and still is. I'm just sad that it's all over for 3rd edition now, because this is where I got on the boat just some 4 years ago. I'll not be switching to 4th edition because there's still too much untapped potential in all the sourcebooks I already own.

 

[Shortman McLeod]

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.

Uh, okay. Thanks for comin' out.

 

[HellHound]

I *love* unsupported game lines.

I play CyberPunk 2020. I never have to rebuild ANYTHING in my campaign because something cool and new came out in the latest book.

I play Star Frontiers. Same benefit.

 

[rgard]

Out of Print?!? HA! Its not out of print until the last 3rd party publisher stops publishing for it. Frankly, I'm just getting started.

Yep, I'll agree with that.