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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darrin Drader" data-source="post: 4070636" data-attributes="member: 7394">Then you never had to live with the ongoing question of whether today would be the day that posturing gave way to action and they would finally push the button. I wasn't one of those kids who could just sit back and not thing about it. I often thought about how close to war we were and how likely it was that it would all end badly for everyone involved. It was frightening and fascinating at the same time.I think one of the reasons that the post apocalyptic genre appeals to me so much now is because it was my greatest fear growing up. When the cold war ended, I felt like an enormous burden was lifted because it meant that the serious threat of nuclear annihilation was effectively over. For a while I didn't really trust the Russians, but when it became clear that this was for real and it was final, I was happy because I could let go of that stress.So anyway yeah, Trek VI was meant to reflect the end of the cold war and show that peace could prevail. Since Star Trek was ultimately about hope, peace, and optimism, it made sense that they would choose to end the series in that way. More than that, it was a classy movie that was strong on story, strong on character, and had some of those classic moments that we hadn't seen since the original series.Anyway, sorry to derail this conversation into the realm of Trek geekdom. My belief is that 4th edition will probably be a fun game to play, just as second edition was a fun game to play. Whether or not it will be a worthy successor to 3.5 remains to be seen, but who cares, as long as people are having fun and the brand continues on? I remember that when 3E came out, I had just finished up a 2E campaign and I really had no desire to switch to 3E at that time. I mean why should I? I had all the 2E books, I had relatively new players who knew the game, and we were happy with it as it was. Then I looked at the PHB, liked what I saw, and asked them to convert their characters so we could try out the new rules while keeping the option open of going back to 2E. We never looked back. I don't know if 4E will be like that; honestly I think it's too soon to say based on the information we have. I am feeling a lot like I did at the end of 2E, except that you can add the fact that I design games now and I didn't then. I am not someone who will do design work for a game I don't like, so if I look at it and decide that it's not for me, and I don't enjoy playing it, then you won't see me doing any design work for it. I'll find a game I like and go there instead - heck, I might even start a new company that specializes in designing stuff for 3.5 after the release of 4E. If I do like it, I'll either be doing work for WotC or some other company publishing under the GSL. Right now I've moved into the cautiously optimistic category. So if we have to compare 4E to one of the Star Trek movies, I hope it's a Wrath of Khan! Give me something I can work with and get behind and I'll be its strongest supporter!</blockquote>

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