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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 6268381" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>At the same time, 5E specifically promised to accommodate all D&D gaming styles and groups. </p><p></p><p>This was an absolutely core and foundational part of the design, and the only reason a lot of us are interested. This matters a great deal because virtually all of us have some "acceptable" form of D&D that we run. This wasn't true when 3E came out - back then, many of us had stopped running D&D entirely. Even with 4E, whilst a lot of people did have "perfectly good D&D" (3.XE/PF, mostly), many did not.</p><p></p><p>Now, though, pretty much everyone has one of the following as "their D&D":</p><p></p><p>A) Pathfinder</p><p></p><p>B) 4E</p><p></p><p>C) 13th Age</p><p></p><p>D) A OSR-type game</p><p></p><p>The only reason to even look at a 5E D&D is because it seems better than what we've got. If it has a very particular and narrow vision, it's going to end up more like 13th Age or an OSR game than, well "A D&D". Having a vision does help - but it must be a broad, beautiful one, not a narrow, opinionated one.</p><p></p><p>I'm okay with 5E not being my favourite game. If it's not up in my top ten, though, WotC are going to need to be okay with not getting my cash, and I don't think they are okay with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 6268381, member: 18"] At the same time, 5E specifically promised to accommodate all D&D gaming styles and groups. This was an absolutely core and foundational part of the design, and the only reason a lot of us are interested. This matters a great deal because virtually all of us have some "acceptable" form of D&D that we run. This wasn't true when 3E came out - back then, many of us had stopped running D&D entirely. Even with 4E, whilst a lot of people did have "perfectly good D&D" (3.XE/PF, mostly), many did not. Now, though, pretty much everyone has one of the following as "their D&D": A) Pathfinder B) 4E C) 13th Age D) A OSR-type game The only reason to even look at a 5E D&D is because it seems better than what we've got. If it has a very particular and narrow vision, it's going to end up more like 13th Age or an OSR game than, well "A D&D". Having a vision does help - but it must be a broad, beautiful one, not a narrow, opinionated one. I'm okay with 5E not being my favourite game. If it's not up in my top ten, though, WotC are going to need to be okay with not getting my cash, and I don't think they are okay with that. [/QUOTE]
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