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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 3758327" data-attributes="member: 53">I admit, this does describe a large number of the &quot;edition war&quot; discussions.I think this shows one of the main differences between the editions, and it has more to do with the gamer culture at the time.&nbsp; During the era of AD&amp;D we weren't playing the same game.&nbsp; We were playing different games based around a core.&nbsp; No one* was playing the full set of rules.&nbsp; Everyone ignored large sections of the rules and house rules varied widely from table to table and often affected those large sections of the rules.&nbsp; It was assumed.With 3E we have had a different culture.&nbsp; Everyone is playing pretty much the same game.&nbsp; Sure, there are house rules out there at most tables.&nbsp; However, the assumption since 3E is that there aren't going to be major changes from table to table.If I sat down at an AD&amp;D table during the day, I knew to ask what house rules they had.&nbsp; When I sit down at a 3E table today, I expect to be told what the house rules are without asking.* I'm not going to mollycoddle the absolutes.&nbsp; Yes, there were exceptions.&nbsp; They were just that for this discussion, exceptions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 3758327, member: 53"] I admit, this does describe a large number of the "edition war" discussions. I think this shows one of the main differences between the editions, and it has more to do with the gamer culture at the time. During the era of AD&D we weren't playing the same game. We were playing different games based around a core. No one* was playing the full set of rules. Everyone ignored large sections of the rules and house rules varied widely from table to table and often affected those large sections of the rules. It was assumed. With 3E we have had a different culture. Everyone is playing pretty much the same game. Sure, there are house rules out there at most tables. However, the assumption since 3E is that there aren't going to be major changes from table to table. If I sat down at an AD&D table during the day, I knew to ask what house rules they had. When I sit down at a 3E table today, I expect to be told what the house rules are without asking. * I'm not going to mollycoddle the absolutes. Yes, there were exceptions. They were just that for this discussion, exceptions. [/QUOTE]

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