D&D 4E Since the announcement of D&D Next, are you still buying 4E product?

[UngeheuerLich]

That poll is heavily biased.

Where is the option: I continue as before, my habits did not change?

And actually, i did not buy a single product since the announcement, because there was no single product since the announcement (maybe besides some maps or tiles or so)

I will definitively get heroes of the elemental chaos.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

Some random advice from a stranger on the internet - the MV and MV2:Nentir's Vale are both worth getting. So are The Plane Above and Demonomicon, but they're probably a bit more specialised.

You're missing out on the three best monster manuals. MV is a re-written and markedly improved MM1 (it's probably worth it for the dragons alone). Dark Sun Monster Manual has a lot of interesting monsters and quite a few premade NPCs. And MV: Nentir Vale is about groups and factions and has teams of themed monsters that work really well.

I've heard that the quality is top notch... something to think about.

 

[the Jester]

You don't have an answer suitable for me:

"Yes, I am still buying roughly the same proportion of 4e stuff as before the announcement."

I don't buy everything; I buy what I like. (I'll pick up Heroes of the Elemental Chaos first chance I get, for example.)

 

[MatthewJHanson]

I was picky before and continue to be picky.

 

[OnlineDM]

I picked the first option, though my actual answer is, "The D&D Next announcement hasn't affected my 4e buying habits."

I don't buy EVERYTHING now, nor have I ever. But I buy a lot of stuff, whatever looks interesting to me, and I'll continue to do so. If it will help my game to be more fun, great!

 

[Dan'L]

I stopped buying when Borders closed, since that's where I bought my D&D books. I'm reliant on public transportation, and other outlets are harder to reach. I considered buying online, but the next product I had interest in was Mordenkainen's, and it just seemed like a lot of hassle.

When 5th/Next was announced, it took even more wind out of my sails for wanting new 4e product & so now the hassle really doesn't seem worth it. I'm still playing & enjoying the game, but I've got plenty of material to last the next year or so until the new game comes out without spending more on programmed obsolescence.

I still reserve the right to completely change my mind in the future, and get revved up and excited to buy some 4e product, but for now it doesn't look likely.

-Dan'L

 

[Jhaelen]

I picked "Yes - I buy everything and will continue to buy everything" since it seemed the most accurate option. I did never and still don't buy everything, but my buying habits have been unaffected by the 5e announcement. I look carefully at all the previews and reviews before I make a decision if I'm going to buy a supplement. But actually I ended up buying _most_ 4e supplements because imho, they're simply really good.

The arrival of Essentials had a negative impact on my buying habits, though. I didn't like anything I'd seen in the previews and was extremely wary of post-Essentials supplements because I (rightly) feared they were written in the Essentials-style.

"Heroes of the Feywild" changed my mind again, though. It's a great supplement and reminded me a lot of pre-Essentials material. Also, when I got notice of a sellout of 4e books at greatly reduced prices, I bought a lot of them, even the Essentials books. And found, that there actually a couple of things in them that I liked.

Now that 5e is on the horizon I'm actually tending more strongly to get any missing 4e books, because it might be impossible to get them once 5e is released and I have a suspicion I won't like 5e.

 

[Blue]

Mine also not on the poll. With the level or errata & tweaks (a GOOD thing, IMHO, especially the tweaks), I've stayed away from paper products for a while. That said, I subscribe to DDI and am fairly happy with it now (though it took a while) and I still buy the occasional thing like dungeon tiles or fluff-heavy books.

Last mechanics-heavy rulebook I bought in print was Heroes of the Fallen Lands to see the Essentials material native instead of DDI.

If the books came out in electronic format that would keep up with errata added I definitely would have purchased them, there's some great fluff out there. Of course, that assume that I could use them on both my computer and my tablet without repurchasing.

This isn't a slam on the errata, quite the opposite -- I think we have a better system for it. And if it's software we've updated both patch levels (errata = bug fixes) and minor version numbers (large scale tweaks + rule subsystem changes like mounted combat, flying, save debuffs, etc.) Rather, it's saying that my 4e purchases have been mostly electronic, and since that's subscription based rather than product based 5e hasn't changed anything.

I do know that going 3.0 to 3.5, and 3.5 to 4e, my purchased dried up. Makes it hard for WotC - announce a new edition early enough to have real playtest feedback that can change design (instead of just development) parameters, and that same lead time shoots yourself harder in the foot for sales of the current generation of the product.

I know in the industry the time before a new product is expected they start discounting the current generation in order to keep an income stream and lower inventory levels, perhaps Wizards can see if that lesson also applies for D&D material. It'll sure go on sale AFTER the next edition comes out.

 

[Mircoles]

It looks like they're bringing back all the suck to D&D5. They aren't just doing this on the players side, but for DMs too, so the more I hear about it, the less interested I get.

 

[D'karr]

If they were putting out more 4e product I'd be buying it. Right now I'm up to date.

I've found that in the last year WotC has really hit its stride in relation to putting out stuff that I really enjoyed. The new Monster Vaults, as well as Heroes of the Feywild were fantastic books. The adventures in both Monster Vault and the DM's kit as well as Gardmore Abbey really showed that they were finally getting it. The last two seasons of encounters have had some awesome adventures and I'm browsing of Elder Elemental Eye and it looks great.

I wish they would continue to put out product of this quality.