I am an old time RP gamer. The last games I played was about 10 years ago.
I always loved the D&D game but after playing a lot with AD&D 2e, a started to be confused a bit and was looking for a more realistic approach. I was introduced to HERO SYSTEM and GURPS 2e and much liked the do anything you want point-based system, I adopted GURPS as my favorite system. After that I played Shadowrun 1e/2e and really liked the different approach.
After a long time, I miss the fun of RPGs and want to play again. When will I be able to play? I don't know, since I lost track of all the people I used to play with. And my currents friends are not really into it. But I know I will! Because I want to make it happen again.
I was considering playing D&D 3.5 and was impressed with all the change they brought up since I stopped playing D&D. But... since the announcement of the release of D&D 4e, and reading this forum, I think I will wait until this summer and buy the new core books in June.