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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Overman1977" data-source="post: 5005598" data-attributes="member: 86427">I have not been playing 4e for long and am leaning towards filing the rulebooks on a bookshelf under the heading 'Good Effort'.  Like many others who have posted, I too feel that 4e has lost 'that loving feeling'. Having started playing ye old D&D red box when I was young, skipping over 1e and diving right into 2e, then hitting 1e for some cool ideas and ambiance, I noticed a common theme amongst them all: Adventure. I may be wrong, but in my opinion 4e is too mechanical and is best for power-gamers (sure, there are some who customize their games and that's awesome; I am however, only speaking about a strict adherence to 4e rules and 4e gameplay). I miss the atmosphere that so defined the former editions, I miss the minutiae of the seemingly trivial items for purchase and the detailed settings that gave me a tickle in my stomach; I miss the beautiful artwork that since 3e has succumbed to a more modern look rather than a true medieval interpretation of fantasy settings. And most of all ;-) I miss the little bits of humour accompanying the sketched artwork in the 1e rulebooks, they made me smile. That being said, these are things that I myself as a DM can bring to my game (except the art, as even my stickmen are not up to par), though I feel as if 4e is not helping me in that capacity.  BTW, my first post. Happened upon the website an hour or so ago and look forward to interacting with the people here. Unlike many other forums, I noticed far less trash talk and flaming here ( I'll look harder :-D). Three cheers for civility!</blockquote>

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