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What if 3.5 and 4E split the market?
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<blockquote data-quote="Haffrung Helleyes" data-source="post: 3813450" data-attributes="member: 1068"><p><strong>split market</strong></p><p></p><p>I think the market will be split, but the split will be temporary.</p><p></p><p>Right now I have a huge backlog of 3.5 stuff to run. I have Ptolus, multiple Paizo adventure paths, Red Hand of Doom, and a bunch of Necromancer Games adventures that I haven't gotten to run yet. I've got WoTC books that I haven't even had the chance to properly read. I could run a whole campaign off the stuff in Libris Mortis, for example. The stuff that got released late in the 3.5 cycle was of pretty high quality -- probably better than the first 4E stuff will be, because the authors need time to get familiar with how to write good 4E adventures.</p><p></p><p>So, while I may eventually switch to 4E, it will be awhile. Hopefully, I'll manage to delay the switch until the game's been played for a couple of years and the broken stuff has been caught and revised. I wouldn't mind missing the first revision of splatbooks -- it would be nice to skip the 4E Tome and Blood and move right on to the 4E Complete Mage. And if I could pick up the game when they release 4.5 (and they will), that will be perfect.</p><p></p><p>I expect that during this time I'll try to get in a game and be a 4E player. But I won't need to buy anything but the 4E players handbook for this.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I doubt very much that I am alone in this. People like me may be WoTC's biggest problem. </p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haffrung Helleyes, post: 3813450, member: 1068"] [b]split market[/b] I think the market will be split, but the split will be temporary. Right now I have a huge backlog of 3.5 stuff to run. I have Ptolus, multiple Paizo adventure paths, Red Hand of Doom, and a bunch of Necromancer Games adventures that I haven't gotten to run yet. I've got WoTC books that I haven't even had the chance to properly read. I could run a whole campaign off the stuff in Libris Mortis, for example. The stuff that got released late in the 3.5 cycle was of pretty high quality -- probably better than the first 4E stuff will be, because the authors need time to get familiar with how to write good 4E adventures. So, while I may eventually switch to 4E, it will be awhile. Hopefully, I'll manage to delay the switch until the game's been played for a couple of years and the broken stuff has been caught and revised. I wouldn't mind missing the first revision of splatbooks -- it would be nice to skip the 4E Tome and Blood and move right on to the 4E Complete Mage. And if I could pick up the game when they release 4.5 (and they will), that will be perfect. I expect that during this time I'll try to get in a game and be a 4E player. But I won't need to buy anything but the 4E players handbook for this. Honestly, I doubt very much that I am alone in this. People like me may be WoTC's biggest problem. Ken [/QUOTE]
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