What's your favorite edition of D&D (so far)?

[Odhanan]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. First Edition.

 

[scourger]

My vote is for 3.x, but I am even more specific to 3.0. With it I can crush my enemies, see them driven before me and hear the lamentations of their women. I also see my castaway self playing it with Ginger and Mary Ann.

 

[trancejeremy]

The D&D Rules Cyclopedia was done by Aaron Allston.

Granted, it was primarily based on Metzner's work, but I think he deserves some credit, too.

I think the RC is probably the best version of D&D, but my heart lies with AD&D 1st edition.

 

[Tallifer]

The Fourth Edition brought me back to D&D. I left AD&D for Pendragon and Call of Cthulhu (and experimented lengthily with Runequest, Warhammer, Rolemaster and Powers & Perils).

 

[the Jester]

That was a damn hard poll question to answer. Ultimately I voted 1e, but strongly debated between it, one or the other version of Basic et al and 3e.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

I voted 3.xE. It the system that I've been playing for about 8 years now. So far we've managed to bend it a reasonable way without completely breaking it.

Olaf the Stout

 

[WheresMyD20]

If 3 is lumped together with 3.5 and 4 is lumped together with Essentials, then shouldn't B/X be lumped together with BECMI and AD&D 1e be lumped together with AD&D 2e?

 

[Ringlerun]

1st edition Ad&d still rules. Oriental Adventures and Dragonlance are still favorites to play. As well as 1st edition Forgotten Realms. My best loved character is from Dragonlance a Gully Dwarf Barbarian with poison tipped darts with blowpipe and a spear. His only armour was a pot that he wore on his head. Used it for cooking and latrine. The good old days of yore.

 

[Weregrognard]

Although I have liked all editions thus far, I have to say, by the "good times" meter, that AD&D 2nd Edition wins out, with BECMI/RC as a close second.

Wow! I'm really in the minority poll-wise

 

[thedungeondelver]

If 3 is lumped together with 3.5 and 4 is lumped together with Essentials, then shouldn't B/X be lumped together with BECMI and AD&D 1e be lumped together with AD&D 2e?

Because AD&D and 2e are separate products; note there is no break-out of PLAYERS OPTIONS for 2e or UNEARTHED ARCANA and all things afterward for AD&D.

COMPANIONS, MASTER RULES & IMMORTALS fundamentally changed how Basic DUNGEONS & DRAGONS gets played.

at least that's how I view it.