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<blockquote data-quote="skinnydwarf" data-source="post: 1749742" data-attributes="member: 7024">What third movie?&nbsp; The was no third Matrix movie.&nbsp; They are still working on it.&nbsp; I hear the plot is going to be how the good guys discover that what they *thought* was the real world is just another level of the Matrix, just another level of control.&nbsp; They are going to really escape from the Matrix and win the war.&nbsp; The story about how they would win the war by beating Agent Smith, and how Neo had *real* magic powers, that was just an awful, awful rumor.&nbsp; It never happened!To get back on topic, I agree that the different editions had different &quot;feels.&quot;&nbsp; I started in 1993 with second edition.&nbsp; I always liked the blue woodcut art in the PHB, it really gave a &quot;classic&quot; feel to the game.&nbsp; I had some good DMs, and lots of fun playing 2e.&nbsp; Games were often fast-paced and rules light, mostly because we ignored a lot of the stupid rules.&nbsp; The mechanics never made sense to me.&nbsp; When was higher better, when was lower better, what the heck does my rod save have to do with jumping over a cliff?It wasn't long before I moved on to other games and better rules, however.&nbsp; I would often return to 2e.&nbsp; Ryan Danceys theory of network externalities has a lot of truth to it- everyone knows the D&amp;D rules, so my groups always went back to 2e.&nbsp; Then I would remember how much I hated the rules and swear off D&amp;D again.When I started reading about 3e, I fell in love, because I thought &quot;they fixed everything I hated about D&amp;D!&quot;&nbsp; The rules make sense!&nbsp; Saving throws make sense!&nbsp; Monsters have abilities!&nbsp; You could really have unique characters within a class!&nbsp; It was awesome.I have been playing 3e almost exclusively ever since.&nbsp; Sure, there are lots of rules, but I like the fact that the rules cover so many situations.&nbsp; It makes my life easier as a DM, even though I play rules light.&nbsp; I use most of the basic rules to handle most situations, even if there are more complicated rules for the situations.&nbsp; Take the flight rules.&nbsp; Ohmygod, that is way too much work for my table!&nbsp; Wyverns are attacking?&nbsp; Ok, they swoop down, and attack as they pass.&nbsp; Then they spend a round or two turning around, and attack again.Though sometimes I miss the &quot;rules light&quot; aspect of earlier editions, even though I hated the mechanics so much.&nbsp; Thus, I am really interested in Castles and Crusades.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skinnydwarf, post: 1749742, member: 7024"] What third movie? The was no third Matrix movie. They are still working on it. I hear the plot is going to be how the good guys discover that what they *thought* was the real world is just another level of the Matrix, just another level of control. They are going to really escape from the Matrix and win the war. The story about how they would win the war by beating Agent Smith, and how Neo had *real* magic powers, that was just an awful, awful rumor. It never happened! To get back on topic, I agree that the different editions had different "feels." I started in 1993 with second edition. I always liked the blue woodcut art in the PHB, it really gave a "classic" feel to the game. I had some good DMs, and lots of fun playing 2e. Games were often fast-paced and rules light, mostly because we ignored a lot of the stupid rules. The mechanics never made sense to me. When was higher better, when was lower better, what the heck does my rod save have to do with jumping over a cliff? It wasn't long before I moved on to other games and better rules, however. I would often return to 2e. Ryan Danceys theory of network externalities has a lot of truth to it- everyone knows the D&D rules, so my groups always went back to 2e. Then I would remember how much I hated the rules and swear off D&D again. When I started reading about 3e, I fell in love, because I thought "they fixed everything I hated about D&D!" The rules make sense! Saving throws make sense! Monsters have abilities! You could really have unique characters within a class! It was awesome. I have been playing 3e almost exclusively ever since. Sure, there are lots of rules, but I like the fact that the rules cover so many situations. It makes my life easier as a DM, even though I play rules light. I use most of the basic rules to handle most situations, even if there are more complicated rules for the situations. Take the flight rules. Ohmygod, that is way too much work for my table! Wyverns are attacking? Ok, they swoop down, and attack as they pass. Then they spend a round or two turning around, and attack again. Though sometimes I miss the "rules light" aspect of earlier editions, even though I hated the mechanics so much. Thus, I am really interested in Castles and Crusades. [/QUOTE]

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