Mercurius
Legend
Really: Stick with 1ed, 2ed, 3ed, OD&D, Rules Cyclopedia-D&D, or House Rules D&D.
But my (hopefully mostly harmless) rant is more specific. I've heard more than a few gripes about not liking 4ed and, in effect, feeling betrayed that it doesn't embody an individual's vision of what D&D "should" be, or it doesn't regurgitate their personal favorite edition in a newer, flashier, format.
I mean, very simply, if you like 3e, stick with 3e. If 1e is your bag, check the bargain shelves at your local used bookstore. Every edition of D&D has been so heavily supported that there is no reason to complain about available material. Why would you want 4e to be more of the same? If you wanted 3.6e, why not just take 3.5e and tweak it to your liking?
Mind you, this is not to say that we shouldn't discuss what we like and don't like about 4e, or how we might think it is better or worse than previous editions. But let's keep something in mind: Given that the main reason TSR/Wizards puts out new editions of D&D is economic (I mean, how else are they going to make money?), there is also a strong secondary reason: the designers honestly want to improve the product, to create a new and better D&D for both older generations and new ones. And, quite frankly, to most folks there is a clear evolution--and improvement--through editions (i.e. for the most part, 4e > 3e > 2e > 1e).
I would even go so far as to say that, for the most part at least, attachments to prior editions are mainly nostalgia and idiosyncrasy. Again, there is nothing wrong with liking edition X, just don't complain about 4e sucking because it isn't Xe.
I'm done
But my (hopefully mostly harmless) rant is more specific. I've heard more than a few gripes about not liking 4ed and, in effect, feeling betrayed that it doesn't embody an individual's vision of what D&D "should" be, or it doesn't regurgitate their personal favorite edition in a newer, flashier, format.
I mean, very simply, if you like 3e, stick with 3e. If 1e is your bag, check the bargain shelves at your local used bookstore. Every edition of D&D has been so heavily supported that there is no reason to complain about available material. Why would you want 4e to be more of the same? If you wanted 3.6e, why not just take 3.5e and tweak it to your liking?
Mind you, this is not to say that we shouldn't discuss what we like and don't like about 4e, or how we might think it is better or worse than previous editions. But let's keep something in mind: Given that the main reason TSR/Wizards puts out new editions of D&D is economic (I mean, how else are they going to make money?), there is also a strong secondary reason: the designers honestly want to improve the product, to create a new and better D&D for both older generations and new ones. And, quite frankly, to most folks there is a clear evolution--and improvement--through editions (i.e. for the most part, 4e > 3e > 2e > 1e).
I would even go so far as to say that, for the most part at least, attachments to prior editions are mainly nostalgia and idiosyncrasy. Again, there is nothing wrong with liking edition X, just don't complain about 4e sucking because it isn't Xe.
I'm done
