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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aeolius" data-source="post: 6102702" data-attributes="member: 2072">I am with you so far. I started with Basic back around 1979, which would have made me 14-15.    I played D&D with my childhood friends and classmates. I went to college in a different state so I made new friends and formed a new group. When I graduated from college I gamed somewhat less, as I moved back home while my friends had moved out of state. So I gamed once or twice a year at most until I started running games online.    This is where we differ. When 2e was released, I didn’t care for the core rules as presented. Admittedly there were some cool supplements for 2e but I stuck with the 1e ruleset until 3e came along. I held fast with 3.5e when 4e came out, as again I did not care for the rules as presented. I have not been in a gaming store since 4e was released.    Then don’t.    Then play it your way. A lot of the way 4e was presented before its release turned me off to that particular edition. Admittedly I am not fond of running stock dungeon crawls using core races.   Can’t help you, there. To make money, companies have to sell things.    Fair enough. I too prefer a purchase versus rental plan, when it comes to downloads and online play.    Then use them your way. I have always preferred “Pini elves” over Tolkienesque ones.    With the exception that since 1995 I have been playing exclusively online, through the use of message boards and chat rooms, I agree. I prefer my games to be “loosey goosey”, combat light are roleplay heavy, with an emphasis on story over stats.    Rant on, Brother Jacob.!</blockquote>

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