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<blockquote data-quote="purgatorybound" data-source="post: 5373107" data-attributes="member: 98531">I have played 3.5 for about 4 years before switching to 4E. I was very hesitent on switching to 4E myself, but eventually the lack of availability of 3.5 material caught up to me and I bought the 4E PHB... It wasnt long before we had our hands on PHB2 and then PHB3. I have some complaints about 4E, but I think if yo ulook at the switch like I did then you will be ok. &nbsp;The way I convinced myself to actually try 4E is to remind myself of how much fun i had learning 3.5. If you take into consideration that for the most part, the entire party will be re-learning DND (aside from the basic d20 system) then it makes it easier to stomach all of the changes that first appear to be for the worse.&nbsp;For example: when I saw the shortened skill list for 4E, I had a fit! I loved the fact that I had a skill that I could train and focus for &quot;anything&quot; I wanted my character to do. After learning that the smaller list of skills is designed to emcompas many skills within a skill, I was ok with the fact that I would only have to train Athletics to train in swimming, climbing, and jumping. This means that i can focus my skill points at each level on one skill that covers three I wanted.&nbsp;Also the at-will powers actually add a great element of personality to the game. Any Barbarian can crush a kobold skull with a maul, but the term &quot;Howling Strike&quot; helps picture the anger and rage focused behind the otherwise basic melee attack with an added effect.&nbsp;It took me awhile after purchasing the 4E books to actually get into it. I still miss 3.5 but if we want the game we love to keep evolving then we are going to have to evolve with it. My dream is to write a d20 Modern Zombie Apocalypse campaing, but I will definitely use 3.5 when I do, but as far as D&amp;D, I will continue learning the new era of gaming through 4E.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="purgatorybound, post: 5373107, member: 98531"] I have played 3.5 for about 4 years before switching to 4E. I was very hesitent on switching to 4E myself, but eventually the lack of availability of 3.5 material caught up to me and I bought the 4E PHB... It wasnt long before we had our hands on PHB2 and then PHB3. I have some complaints about 4E, but I think if yo ulook at the switch like I did then you will be ok. The way I convinced myself to actually try 4E is to remind myself of how much fun i had learning 3.5. If you take into consideration that for the most part, the entire party will be re-learning DND (aside from the basic d20 system) then it makes it easier to stomach all of the changes that first appear to be for the worse. For example: when I saw the shortened skill list for 4E, I had a fit! I loved the fact that I had a skill that I could train and focus for "anything" I wanted my character to do. After learning that the smaller list of skills is designed to emcompas many skills within a skill, I was ok with the fact that I would only have to train Athletics to train in swimming, climbing, and jumping. This means that i can focus my skill points at each level on one skill that covers three I wanted. Also the at-will powers actually add a great element of personality to the game. Any Barbarian can crush a kobold skull with a maul, but the term "Howling Strike" helps picture the anger and rage focused behind the otherwise basic melee attack with an added effect. It took me awhile after purchasing the 4E books to actually get into it. I still miss 3.5 but if we want the game we love to keep evolving then we are going to have to evolve with it. My dream is to write a d20 Modern Zombie Apocalypse campaing, but I will definitely use 3.5 when I do, but as far as D&D, I will continue learning the new era of gaming through 4E. [/QUOTE]

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