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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6204529" data-attributes="member: 4937">1) It would force me to learn and adapt a new rule set for which I have no need.So really, it was doomed from the start.  I might have jumped on to 4e had I seen it as a cleaner version of 3.X which invalidated my house rules in the same way that I saw 3e to be a cleaner version of 1e that invalidated my house rules for that edition.  But 4e took the game in an entirely unwanted direction, forcing me to continue refining my 3.X house rules.  By this point, I'm now pretty happy with my house rules and don't see the need to change.  Not only are the working for me, but they are largely compatible with 3.X and Pathfinder with minimal adaptation, so the rules set is entirely suited to my tastes and somewhat novel but at the same time fully supported by professional products.  What possible interest could I have in a rules set that is neither of these things.Additionally, they alienated me when they shut down Dragon and Dungeon, which for years had been some of my primary connection to the game even through the dark years when we had parted ways.   It was an entirely boneheaded move, because not only did it alienate their fanbase but launched there biggest possible competitor and one which, quite honestly, had more talented people working for it than WoTC had then or now.   My only solace on this is that I fully suspect that in two years or five, Pathfinder is going to be Dungeons and Dragons.</blockquote>

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