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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Valdur" data-source="post: 2894932" data-attributes="member: 40953">To avoid hijacking the When the system gets in the way thread I've started this new thread.I jumped on the 3e bandwagon at the very beginning. I initially embraced the new system but after playing for a few years became disillusioned with them for all the reasons (complaints) mentioned in When the system gets in the way thread.  So many good comments to quote and it leaves me little to add except that while 3.x is a good product, it's not for everyone including my group.It would be nice if WoTC revitalized the Classic D&D branch of the game. Leave d20 Basic/3.x alone and add a cleaned up version of the Moldvay/Mentzer rulebooks to the product line.  The D&D market has already been split--as evidenced by numerous threads such as the above (I don't know how to hyperlink it) and the success of rules lite retro RPGs--so why not capitalize on it?Perhaps issue it as a commemorative collector's set to test the market?  The product would be marketed at players not interested in searching ebay or used book stores and desiring a newly minted copy of the rules.  They can always do a little bit of clean up or add more classic artwork to the books if they're concerned about the used market hurting sales. For very little investment WoTC could cash in on nostalgia sales and move into the rules lite market segment. It might even serve as a testbed to see which direction future editions of 3.x should go.</blockquote>

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