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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6104436" data-attributes="member: 92305">Thank you!These are brilliant words.&nbsp; I'm not sure, but many people think that, because a game goes out of print, it's no longer worthy of being played.&nbsp; I used to be one of these people--always trying to keep up with the newest edition, until I realized that, once I found a game I like, there's no real reason to stop playing a &quot;dead&quot; game in favor of one that is currently in print.When I play Traveller, now, I play Classic Traveller (which, through the years, I've purchased most everything ever published for the game).&nbsp; I don't care about any of the other versions (well, maybe T5.&nbsp; I just purchased that out of curiosity, but it hasn't arrived yet).When I play Star Wars, I play D6 Star Wars, not d20 or SAGA Star Wars, or even the new Fantasy Flight stuff.&nbsp; When I play Star Trek,&nbsp; I play the old FASA version---because I really like it.With D&amp;D, I play several versions, because I don't yet have a favorite.&nbsp; But, I've never tried 4E, and I'm not that interested in 5E.&nbsp; I play 1E and 1E AD&amp;D, and 3E D&amp;D.And, when I get in the mood for espionage, I play Top Secret/SI or the James Bond RPG.&nbsp; I own Mercenaries, Spies &amp; Private Eyes, and I may play that one day, but I haven't yet.I'm likely to buy a new RPG if it really strikes my fancy.&nbsp; And, I'm just as likely to buy an out of print RPG:&nbsp; I've always wanted to play Blue Planet and Fading Suns.My point:&nbsp; I no longer look at &quot;dead&quot; games as less desireable than a new game in print.&nbsp; Many of the old games still have a lot of play left in them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6104436, member: 92305"] Thank you! These are brilliant words. I'm not sure, but many people think that, because a game goes out of print, it's no longer worthy of being played. I used to be one of these people--always trying to keep up with the newest edition, until I realized that, once I found a game I like, there's no real reason to stop playing a "dead" game in favor of one that is currently in print. When I play Traveller, now, I play Classic Traveller (which, through the years, I've purchased most everything ever published for the game). I don't care about any of the other versions (well, maybe T5. I just purchased that out of curiosity, but it hasn't arrived yet). When I play Star Wars, I play D6 Star Wars, not d20 or SAGA Star Wars, or even the new Fantasy Flight stuff. When I play Star Trek, I play the old FASA version---because I really like it. With D&D, I play several versions, because I don't yet have a favorite. But, I've never tried 4E, and I'm not that interested in 5E. I play 1E and 1E AD&D, and 3E D&D. And, when I get in the mood for espionage, I play Top Secret/SI or the James Bond RPG. I own Mercenaries, Spies & Private Eyes, and I may play that one day, but I haven't yet. I'm likely to buy a new RPG if it really strikes my fancy. And, I'm just as likely to buy an out of print RPG: I've always wanted to play Blue Planet and Fading Suns. My point: I no longer look at "dead" games as less desireable than a new game in print. Many of the old games still have a lot of play left in them. [/QUOTE]

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