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<blockquote data-quote="Hatmatter" data-source="post: 8189685" data-attributes="member: 75077">Hello my friend, I appreciate the question, but I am not really the person to answer. I haven't been that been picky with the game. I started playing 1980 and have had great times with the stories that have resulted. I like game design to the extent that I create spells, classes, etc., like most other people, but much of the hyper design theory that I see on this board I cannot truly relate to. I like Call of Cthulu, I like D&amp;D, I liked Marvel Super Heroes, I liked Middle Earth Role-Playing. I tend to either enjoy what I am playing or simply not play it.I suppose if I had a character concept that I required I reach 3rd or 5th level, I would either ask my DM if we could start at 3rd or 5th level, or I would be patient and build up to it. But, that is me. I suppose that doesn't help you.I will say this...in the early years, I tend to recall the much of the early levels of D&amp;D was precisely dealing with the terror of a character easily being killed in the early levels. That was part of the game. I guess we have moved so far away from that that people don't want to play the game if they have to endure that fear. That's cool. Different strokes and all that. Happy gaming! Maybe they will come up with an amazing 6th edition that will satisfy you and bring everyone even more together in the community, but the idea of going through another 5 years of &quot;when are they going to update this book, or that book, etc.&quot; instead of publishing new material that pushes us forward is tedious to me. But, that's just me. I got your back. I mean no ill will or anything.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hatmatter, post: 8189685, member: 75077"] Hello my friend, I appreciate the question, but I am not really the person to answer. I haven't been that been picky with the game. I started playing 1980 and have had great times with the stories that have resulted. I like game design to the extent that I create spells, classes, etc., like most other people, but much of the hyper design theory that I see on this board I cannot truly relate to. I like [I]Call of Cthulu[/I], I like D&D, I liked Marvel Super Heroes, I liked Middle Earth Role-Playing. I tend to either enjoy what I am playing or simply not play it. I suppose if I had a character concept that I required I reach 3rd or 5th level, I would either ask my DM if we could start at 3rd or 5th level, or I would be patient and build up to it. But, that is me. I suppose that doesn't help you. I will say this...in the early years, I tend to recall the much of the early levels of D&D was precisely dealing with the terror of a character easily being killed in the early levels. That was part of the game. I guess we have moved so far away from that that people don't want to play the game if they have to endure that fear. That's cool. Different strokes and all that. Happy gaming! Maybe they will come up with an amazing 6th edition that will satisfy you and bring everyone even more together in the community, but the idea of going through another 5 years of "when are they going to update this book, or that book, etc." instead of publishing new material that pushes us forward is tedious to me. But, that's just me. I got your back. I mean no ill will or anything. [/QUOTE]

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