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<blockquote data-quote="Xyanthon" data-source="post: 3322751" data-attributes="member: 9181">I’m an avowed 1e fan but I must admit that I wouldn’t expect or want 4e to be 1e in different packaging.&nbsp; After all, I’ve still got all of the books from the previous editions and they still play as good now as they did then.&nbsp; Also OSRIC is making new 1e material possible and I like that.&nbsp; So the whole return to an “official” 1e compatible system isn’t something I need or want.&nbsp; What I’d like to see is a change.&nbsp; Something recognizable enough to be D&amp;D but going on a little different track.&nbsp; I like the idea of having 3 core classes (a fighting man, a skill oriented type, and a magically attuned type).&nbsp; I’d like to see these 3 classes be able to be tuned into whatever concept is desired through a series of skills and feats.&nbsp; I’d still keep the levels, d20 unified XP progression, progressive armor class, etc.&nbsp; I’d keep much of the d20isms but simplify them.&nbsp; I’d make AoO and the like optional and try to streamline combat more.&nbsp; I really hated the idea of integrating minis into the game at first, but I must admit that I like the concept more now.&nbsp; I even like the Fantastic Location series and would like to see more of that type of thing.&nbsp; I’d probably strip out any setting in the core rules (including Greyhawk) and leave that for supplements.&nbsp; I know as an old school fan that a lot of this may seem to be heresy.&nbsp; I have thought about it for a while and decided that 1e does 1e better than anything else and I don’t need WotC to get in on the mix and add updated art, spells, etc to a system I already play and love.&nbsp; I think the old school publishers out there such as Necromancer, Goodman, the OSRIC publishers like XRP, Ronin Arts, etc do a much better job of producing material that is in line with those systems than WotC could anyway.&nbsp; Now, I’m not saying that it wouldn’t be cool if WotC opened things up a bit more and gave the official blessing so that companies could once again produce new material for 1e, OD&amp;D, BECMI, and the rest.&nbsp; I really wish they would.&nbsp; However, I’d like to see WotC look at some of the other systems out there like C&amp;C and True 20 and maybe adapt some of those ideas into making 4e a much faster and more easily tailored system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xyanthon, post: 3322751, member: 9181"] I’m an avowed 1e fan but I must admit that I wouldn’t expect or want 4e to be 1e in different packaging. After all, I’ve still got all of the books from the previous editions and they still play as good now as they did then. Also OSRIC is making new 1e material possible and I like that. So the whole return to an “official” 1e compatible system isn’t something I need or want. What I’d like to see is a change. Something recognizable enough to be D&D but going on a little different track. I like the idea of having 3 core classes (a fighting man, a skill oriented type, and a magically attuned type). I’d like to see these 3 classes be able to be tuned into whatever concept is desired through a series of skills and feats. I’d still keep the levels, d20 unified XP progression, progressive armor class, etc. I’d keep much of the d20isms but simplify them. I’d make AoO and the like optional and try to streamline combat more. I really hated the idea of integrating minis into the game at first, but I must admit that I like the concept more now. I even like the Fantastic Location series and would like to see more of that type of thing. I’d probably strip out any setting in the core rules (including Greyhawk) and leave that for supplements. I know as an old school fan that a lot of this may seem to be heresy. I have thought about it for a while and decided that 1e does 1e better than anything else and I don’t need WotC to get in on the mix and add updated art, spells, etc to a system I already play and love. I think the old school publishers out there such as Necromancer, Goodman, the OSRIC publishers like XRP, Ronin Arts, etc do a much better job of producing material that is in line with those systems than WotC could anyway. Now, I’m not saying that it wouldn’t be cool if WotC opened things up a bit more and gave the official blessing so that companies could once again produce new material for 1e, OD&D, BECMI, and the rest. I really wish they would. However, I’d like to see WotC look at some of the other systems out there like C&C and True 20 and maybe adapt some of those ideas into making 4e a much faster and more easily tailored system. [/QUOTE]

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