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<blockquote data-quote="Chainsaw" data-source="post: 4545311" data-attributes="member: 70196"><p>I grew up on 2E and loved it, complete handbooks, settings and all (we stopped playing just before skills and powers though). We didn't have much RPG community interaction (other than maybe the letters and rules section of Dragon), so we weren't ever really exposed to any negative sentiment toward the latest product or brand direction. When I bought (er, my grandmother bought) a new book, I looked through it, kept what I liked and that was it. I relied on my own judgement about what was too powerful for my tastes. That was all there was. I stumbled onto this board back in 1999 and was amazed at all the discussion over 2E rules in the months preceding 3E's release. </p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I'd actually probably be playing 2E now, since that's what I know best, but I lost all those books and now happen to have the 1E books (old gifts) and the 3E/4E books (nostalgia driven purchases). I tried to learn 3E/4E, but frankly, my eyes glazed over when I started reading about the complexities of combat. I know that probably makes me sound stupid or not-hardcore, but my best memories of playing 2E never involved complicated rules (we rarely passed 5th level) as much as colorful quests, dungeons or bad guys.</p><p> </p><p>Ok, I've forgotten the topic by now. Oh yeah, superimposing artificial sentimentality. I'm sure there's a little of that. That's all I got.</p><p> </p><p>Edit: I just remembered there was one AD&D guy outside our group that wanted to play with us sometimes, but when he said he wanted to be a drow assassin with a hireling pulling a wagon full of barrels of poison for his weapons, we were like... uh... how about a cleric instead? Surprisingly, he never got back to us..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chainsaw, post: 4545311, member: 70196"] I grew up on 2E and loved it, complete handbooks, settings and all (we stopped playing just before skills and powers though). We didn't have much RPG community interaction (other than maybe the letters and rules section of Dragon), so we weren't ever really exposed to any negative sentiment toward the latest product or brand direction. When I bought (er, my grandmother bought) a new book, I looked through it, kept what I liked and that was it. I relied on my own judgement about what was too powerful for my tastes. That was all there was. I stumbled onto this board back in 1999 and was amazed at all the discussion over 2E rules in the months preceding 3E's release. Anyway, I'd actually probably be playing 2E now, since that's what I know best, but I lost all those books and now happen to have the 1E books (old gifts) and the 3E/4E books (nostalgia driven purchases). I tried to learn 3E/4E, but frankly, my eyes glazed over when I started reading about the complexities of combat. I know that probably makes me sound stupid or not-hardcore, but my best memories of playing 2E never involved complicated rules (we rarely passed 5th level) as much as colorful quests, dungeons or bad guys. Ok, I've forgotten the topic by now. Oh yeah, superimposing artificial sentimentality. I'm sure there's a little of that. That's all I got. Edit: I just remembered there was one AD&D guy outside our group that wanted to play with us sometimes, but when he said he wanted to be a drow assassin with a hireling pulling a wagon full of barrels of poison for his weapons, we were like... uh... how about a cleric instead? Surprisingly, he never got back to us.. [/QUOTE]
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