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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 5430303" data-attributes="member: 99">I wasn't expecting to have this reaction, but this thread has me very excited and pleased.First because it has been conducted so thoughtfully and respectfully at a time when those things seem to be in short supply.&nbsp; As a member of this community and a moderator of the site, I want to say thanks to all of you for that.&nbsp; I'd like to think that, no matter how fragmented the community is over playstyle difference and opinions on what makes for good games, it's a time for us to sort of regroup by recognizing that we're all lovers of TTRPG's and that's a pretty rare thing.As for the questions posed by the OP, I'm not sure I have good answers.&nbsp; My personal perspective comes from the fact that I've always been a sort of &quot;serial monogamist&quot; gamer, never all that married to D&amp;D.&nbsp; I played it a lot as a kid, then went a long time without playing it.&nbsp; I got back into it when 3e came out but I ran a lot of other systems since then.&nbsp; It took me a while to try 4e because I was simply busy with other games.&nbsp; I liked 4e and ran a great campaign with it.&nbsp; But now I've kind of moved on to other stuff since and, especially now, I'm not looking to dive back into 4e anytime soon.I guess I'm trying to say that I was already internally fragmented over my gaming preferences before, during and after the introduction of 4e.But the thing that has me most excited right now is that I think there are lots and lots of us standing around, not sure what we're going to play and where we're going to put these gaming dollars that are burning a hole in our wallets.&nbsp; And that is going to spur some really cool game design for the next few years.&nbsp; Companies, including hopefully WotC, are going to seek to fill that need and I'm excited to see what they come up with.Meanwhile I've got TONS of cool games sitting on the shelf waiting to be used until I see what the next big thing is.&nbsp; In fact I'm starting a new Savage Worlds campaign on Monday night and I've rarely been more excited about kicking off a game.&nbsp; I can afford to let the industry sort itself out a bit while I go have fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 5430303, member: 99"] I wasn't expecting to have this reaction, but this thread has me very excited and pleased. First because it has been conducted so thoughtfully and respectfully at a time when those things seem to be in short supply. As a member of this community and a moderator of the site, I want to say thanks to all of you for that. I'd like to think that, no matter how fragmented the community is over playstyle difference and opinions on what makes for good games, it's a time for us to sort of regroup by recognizing that we're all lovers of TTRPG's and that's a pretty rare thing. As for the questions posed by the OP, I'm not sure I have good answers. My personal perspective comes from the fact that I've always been a sort of "serial monogamist" gamer, never all that married to D&D. I played it a lot as a kid, then went a long time without playing it. I got back into it when 3e came out but I ran a lot of other systems since then. It took me a while to try 4e because I was simply busy with other games. I liked 4e and ran a great campaign with it. But now I've kind of moved on to other stuff since and, especially now, I'm not looking to dive back into 4e anytime soon. I guess I'm trying to say that I was already internally fragmented over my gaming preferences before, during and after the introduction of 4e. But the thing that has me most excited right now is that I think there are lots and lots of us standing around, not sure what we're going to play and where we're going to put these gaming dollars that are burning a hole in our wallets. And that is going to spur some really cool game design for the next few years. Companies, including hopefully WotC, are going to seek to fill that need and I'm excited to see what they come up with. Meanwhile I've got TONS of cool games sitting on the shelf waiting to be used until I see what the next big thing is. In fact I'm starting a new Savage Worlds campaign on Monday night and I've rarely been more excited about kicking off a game. I can afford to let the industry sort itself out a bit while I go have fun. [/QUOTE]

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