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<blockquote data-quote="Jacob Lewis" data-source="post: 8614888" data-attributes="member: 6667921">To be honest, [USER=82504]@Garthanos[/USER] is actually making one of my points for me. The 4e fanbase itself is very fractured and divisive, moreso than any other edition. The rift was created by the Essentials philosophy of design being counter-intuitive to everything that 4e was originally intended to do. It was more of an apologetic backpedal to try and win back customers by appealing to more traditional ideas. But we all know how that went.Having said that, if I were introducing 4e to players who've only ever played 5e, why wouldn't I use Essentials as a gateway introduction to the system? It certainly presents nicer to someone who hasn't been exposed to (or jaded by) another version of the game. Coming into it backwards allows for a bit more open-mindedness, I suspect.Content aside, Essentials is a lot easier to introduce with a few, small, concise pocket books than a full-size library of hardbacks. Thirsty people don't need to drink from the firehose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jacob Lewis, post: 8614888, member: 6667921"] To be honest, [USER=82504]@Garthanos[/USER] is actually making one of my points for me. The 4e fanbase itself is very fractured and divisive, moreso than any other edition. The rift was created by the Essentials philosophy of design being counter-intuitive to everything that 4e was originally intended to do. It was more of an apologetic backpedal to try and win back customers by appealing to more traditional ideas. But we all know how that went. Having said that, if I were introducing 4e to players who've only ever played 5e, why wouldn't I use Essentials as a gateway introduction to the system? It certainly presents nicer to someone who hasn't been exposed to (or jaded by) another version of the game. Coming into it backwards allows for a bit more open-mindedness, I suspect. Content aside, Essentials is a lot easier to introduce with a few, small, concise pocket books than a full-size library of hardbacks. Thirsty people don't need to drink from the firehose. [/QUOTE]

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