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<blockquote data-quote="Aus_Snow" data-source="post: 2711188" data-attributes="member: 29112">That's one perspective. Mine would be a little different.I think it highly likely, especially given the many radical changes in 3rd ed (from all that went before), and given the high rate of both D&amp;D stayers and new blood, that whoever the creators of a hypothetical 4th ed. are to be, whatever they decide to do to it will be accepted by and large, regardless. Brand name is a powerful thing, other factors aside.Just because there are still a ton of sacred cows remaining in 3.x does not mean there will undeniably be a great number in 4th, either. Of course it's likely - that's a given. But who knows. I for one would like to see a lot less of them - and by that I mean I would like to see none that are there solely for the sake of 'nostalgia'. Blech. It would make a much better 'fantasy RPG to rule them all' if it actually focussed on being that to any great extent. IMO.As for the OP, I wouldn't mind seeing the proposed model implemented. It's not pure point buy, or any of the other 'wacky' things being bandied about defensively. It also does make some sense, for the reasons stated. A good compromise for the base system, I think.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aus_Snow, post: 2711188, member: 29112"] That's one perspective. Mine would be a little different. I think it highly likely, especially given the [I]many[/I] [U]radical changes[/U] in 3rd ed (from all that went before), and given the high rate of both D&D stayers and new blood, that whoever the creators of a hypothetical 4th ed. are to be, whatever they decide to do to it will be accepted by and large, regardless. Brand name is a powerful thing, other factors aside. Just because there are still a ton of sacred cows remaining in 3.x does [I]not[/I] mean there will [I]undeniably[/I] be a great number in 4th, either. Of course it's likely - that's a given. But who knows. I for one would like to see a lot less of them - and by that I mean I would like to see [I]none[/I] that are there solely for the sake of 'nostalgia'. Blech. It would make a much better 'fantasy RPG to rule them all' if it actually focussed on being that to any great extent. IMO. As for the OP, I wouldn't mind seeing the proposed model implemented. It's [I]not[/I] pure point buy, or any of the other 'wacky' things being bandied about defensively. It also does make some sense, for the reasons stated. A good compromise for the base system, I think. [/QUOTE]

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