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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 3721044" data-attributes="member: 32740">I was happy playing OD&amp;D until AD&amp;D came along mere months after I started playing.&nbsp; I enjoyed AD&amp;D even through incorporating Unearthed Arcana though we quickly dropped a large amount of those rules we tried out from it.&nbsp; I enjoyed 1E but had few reservations about switching to 2E as there were so many rules improvements.&nbsp; They'd dropped a few things I really missed (like monks) and I rapidly came to dislike the general tone of the writing and pointless changes (demons and devils renamed).&nbsp; Still and all I enjoyed playing 2E through endless splatbooks, and Skills and Powers, and right up until TSR killed the whole freakin' deal with their corporate stupidities.At that point I EAGERLY awaited ANYTHING that would save the game from oblivion.&nbsp; By the time of WotC's announcement of 3E, even though I still enjoyed playing 2E, I was DONE with that system.&nbsp; I wanted changes.&nbsp; One of my biggest disappointments in 2E was the fact that they didn't have the testicular fortitude to change the things they damned well knew really needed changing from ground up.&nbsp; I posted as much online on a regular basis.So, &quot;Bought it and liked it&quot; just doesn't cover it for me.&nbsp; I liked it from the moment I heard the word - sight unseen, and liked it more with each leak of actual information on what would become ENworld.&nbsp; Hell, I went to GenCon with money I really shouldn't have been spending because I was so excited at the prospect of a new edition.&nbsp; I attended all kinds of events with the designers to learn not just what the final product was but why they changed this or didn't change that and how they thought it all should work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 3721044, member: 32740"] I was happy playing OD&D until AD&D came along mere months after I started playing. I enjoyed AD&D even through incorporating Unearthed Arcana though we quickly dropped a large amount of those rules we tried out from it. I enjoyed 1E but had few reservations about switching to 2E as there were so many rules improvements. They'd dropped a few things I really missed (like monks) and I rapidly came to dislike the general tone of the writing and pointless changes (demons and devils renamed). Still and all I enjoyed playing 2E through endless splatbooks, and Skills and Powers, and right up until TSR killed the whole freakin' deal with their corporate stupidities. At that point I EAGERLY awaited ANYTHING that would save the game from oblivion. By the time of WotC's announcement of 3E, even though I still enjoyed playing 2E, I was DONE with that system. [I]I wanted changes.[/I] One of my biggest disappointments in 2E was the fact that they didn't have the testicular fortitude to change the things they damned well knew really needed changing from ground up. I posted as much online on a regular basis. So, "Bought it and liked it" just doesn't cover it for me. I liked it from the moment I heard the word - sight unseen, and liked it more with each leak of actual information on what would become ENworld. Hell, I went to GenCon with money I [I]really[/I] shouldn't have been spending because I was so excited at the prospect of a new edition. I attended all kinds of events with the designers to learn not just what the final product was but why they changed this or didn't change that and how they thought it all should work. [/QUOTE]

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