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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 3859042" data-attributes="member: 2205">I think there's a strong element of &quot;we're not ready&quot; yet too.&nbsp; Some people flock to new product offerings just because they're new.&nbsp; Their old perfectly viable cellphones and mp3 players simply weren't good enough anymore once the iPhone was out, etc.&nbsp; Others hold on to stuff that works fine and replace it as needed.See, I drive a 1995 Plymouth Neon.&nbsp; I mostly only take it to and from work.&nbsp; It's not a thing of beauty or comfort either one, but it's 100% paid for and it runs pretty reliably.&nbsp; Would I like a new car?&nbsp; Yeah, sure, I wouldn't say no to one.&nbsp; Will I buy it myself?&nbsp; Heck, no!&nbsp; Why would I spend that kind of money on something that I have no need of?I think that's where a lot of 4e resistance is coming from.&nbsp; Certainly that's my resistance factor.&nbsp; I don't need it, and I'm too cheap to re-up just to &quot;keep up with the Joneses&quot; of the RPG world.&nbsp; Not only that, I have a lot of 3e and 3.5 product that I can (and do) use regularly that probably I can't use in 4e unless backwards compatability is a lot better than the previews to date have suggested.&nbsp; Therefore, I'm putting myself out tons of money and getting a demonstrably worse gaming experience even if the rules are better, because I am now limited to a handful of books that are in print.Combine that with the fact that instead of D&amp;D, I'd rather be playing OGL Conan, or The Black Company, or even d20 Modern (+ d20 Past) than D&amp;D anyway, but the rulesets are all so closely related that most products I have are easily interchangeable amongst them, and, well...the equation just doesn't add up.&nbsp; 4e is not a compelling sell to me.&nbsp; Not because it's an emotional response; in fact, it's a very reasoned cost/benefit analysis to me.&nbsp; The emotional response side of the equation is telling me to jump feet first into 4e, it's the reasoned response that's saying, &quot;what for?&quot;Heh.&nbsp; Lately, I'd say it's the other way around.&nbsp; Microsoft---especially the Xbox division---is much less the Debbil than Sony is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 3859042, member: 2205"] I think there's a strong element of "we're not ready" yet too. Some people flock to new product offerings just because they're new. Their old perfectly viable cellphones and mp3 players simply weren't good enough anymore once the iPhone was out, etc. Others hold on to stuff that works fine and replace it as needed. See, I drive a 1995 Plymouth Neon. I mostly only take it to and from work. It's not a thing of beauty or comfort either one, but it's 100% paid for and it runs pretty reliably. Would I like a new car? Yeah, sure, I wouldn't say no to one. Will I buy it myself? Heck, no! Why would I spend that kind of money on something that I have no need of? I think that's where a lot of 4e resistance is coming from. Certainly that's my resistance factor. I don't need it, and I'm too cheap to re-up just to "keep up with the Joneses" of the RPG world. Not only that, I have a lot of 3e and 3.5 product that I can (and do) use regularly that probably I can't use in 4e unless backwards compatability is a lot better than the previews to date have suggested. Therefore, I'm putting myself out tons of money and getting a demonstrably [i]worse[/i] gaming experience even if the rules are better, because I am now limited to a handful of books that are in print. Combine that with the fact that instead of D&D, I'd rather be playing OGL Conan, or The Black Company, or even d20 Modern (+ d20 Past) than D&D anyway, but the rulesets are all so closely related that most products I have are easily interchangeable amongst them, and, well...the equation just doesn't add up. 4e is not a compelling sell to me. Not because it's an emotional response; in fact, it's a very reasoned cost/benefit analysis to me. The emotional response side of the equation is telling me to jump feet first into 4e, it's the reasoned response that's saying, "what for?" Heh. Lately, I'd say it's the other way around. Microsoft---especially the Xbox division---is much less the Debbil than Sony is. [/QUOTE]

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