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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 4446865" data-attributes="member: 158">You are likely on to something here. With the difference between the 1995-2006 period, and what came before it, it's no wonder it doesn't feel like a departure. I do see 4e as a blending of elements of Original D&amp;D, some design ideas from first edition, mixed in with a second generation of the powers system from Book of Nine Swords. However, I'm actually digging this blend, as I do really enjoy some of the things older D&amp;D used to do in its rules that D&amp;D from about 1995 to 2006 didn't do (the &quot;turn between fights&quot;, monster running and prep, similar mathematics interactions between monsters and players, etc.)I often wonder why more of the gamers who frequent places like Knights and Knaves or Dragonsfoot don't think more favorably of the mechanics of 4e, and I'm wondering if it's because they already have their favorite version of the game, and 4e seems to them like a continuation of more of the same from 3e. To me, the &quot;feel&quot; of the game is similar to me when I run games of 1e at conventions now, and also back when I used to run 1e years ago regularly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 4446865, member: 158"] You are likely on to something here. With the difference between the 1995-2006 period, and what came before it, it's no wonder it doesn't feel like a departure. I do see 4e as a blending of elements of Original D&D, some design ideas from first edition, mixed in with a second generation of the powers system from Book of Nine Swords. However, I'm actually digging this blend, as I do really enjoy some of the things older D&D used to do in its rules that D&D from about 1995 to 2006 didn't do (the "turn between fights", monster running and prep, similar mathematics interactions between monsters and players, etc.) I often wonder why more of the gamers who frequent places like Knights and Knaves or Dragonsfoot don't think more favorably of the mechanics of 4e, and I'm wondering if it's because they already have their favorite version of the game, and 4e seems to them like a continuation of more of the same from 3e. To me, the "feel" of the game is similar to me when I run games of 1e at conventions now, and also back when I used to run 1e years ago regularly. [/QUOTE]

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