I am not praising the actual 2e MC.
But I can't see how wotc will give me my bestiary AND an alphabetically sorted monster list many posters here strongly demand on the same dead tree book.
I am so tired of sorted lists... I can't even bother to read the revised spells in the new playtest. IMO, RPG books should fire my imagination, and editions core books have been worse with time.
Also, having a sorted MM is kind of a joke when MM2, MM3 , FF, ... are on the same shelf, however. And it's even worse for spells ! Of course, electronic tools are perfect for the job, but they rank near zero on my imagination-meter.
These issues are major for the incoming edition. I think 4e aridity played a big role in its demise, and things could get quite messy with the modular approach of Next.
But I can't see how wotc will give me my bestiary AND an alphabetically sorted monster list many posters here strongly demand on the same dead tree book.
I am so tired of sorted lists... I can't even bother to read the revised spells in the new playtest. IMO, RPG books should fire my imagination, and editions core books have been worse with time.
Also, having a sorted MM is kind of a joke when MM2, MM3 , FF, ... are on the same shelf, however. And it's even worse for spells ! Of course, electronic tools are perfect for the job, but they rank near zero on my imagination-meter.
These issues are major for the incoming edition. I think 4e aridity played a big role in its demise, and things could get quite messy with the modular approach of Next.