What's your favourite version or variation of D&D?

[Starfox]

In order:

3.X
1E
BECMI (or B/X)
4E
2E
OD&D

5E TBD ...

It's cool that you rate 1E and 2E sop differently. When 2E came out, I tought it was too little, too few revisions. But now I agree there are important differences, if a bit hard to put in words.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

It's cool that you rate 1E and 2E sop differently. When 2E came out, I tought it was too little, too few revisions. But now I agree there are important differences, if a bit hard to put in words.

Mechanically it's mostly improved 1E, but there were some significant flavor things I disagree with. The differences in my preferences aren't as stark as a numbered list would seem, though. It might be more accurate as:

3.x>1E=BECMI=4E>2E>OD&D

 

[Zardnaar]

Hard to say but 2nd ed and 3.5 would be the contenders. Right now we're playing Adventurer Conquer King. I think I like 2nd ed a bit better than 3rd ed though as i'm the DM and I use ascending ACs etc as a house rule. Never played OD&D so in order

2nd ed
3.x
BECMI
1st ed

4th ed.

 

[diaglo]

OD&D(1974) is the one true game. All the other editions are just poor imitations of the real thing.

 

[Dragonblade]

My list in order of personal preference:

13th Age
4e
Pathfinder
3e
2e
1e
Basic

Too early to say where 5e will fall, but based on playtest it will be below 13th Age, but above 3e. Not sure if its as good as Pathfinder or 4e yet, though. I want to see the finished rules and then I'll decide.

 

[haakon1]

3.5e. Limited to about level 13 as the maximum, and limited in rules to mostly the Core Rules + limited extras.

 

[Starfox]

My list in order of personal preference:

13th Age
4e
Pathfinder
3e
2e
1e
Basic

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Someone really believes in improvement over editions. This reads like a rocket countdown. Not that there is anything wrong with that. ^^

 

[Mr. Patient]

3.5 + Trailblazer.

 

[Dragonblade]

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Someone really believes in improvement over editions. This reads like a rocket countdown. Not that there is anything wrong with that. ^^

Indeed. I never thought about it, but you're right. Even when an edition does something I don't like (which they all do to some extent), I usually feel its enough of an improvement over the things I didn't to move forward. So I pretty much have always moved forward with each edition. Right now 13th Age has really grabbed my attention but I plan on getting 5e when it comes out and evaluating it. Whichever one I like more will be my main game and the other will be raided for material.

 

[Zireael]

1. a cross between Pathfinder and 3.5 e
2. D&D Next (latest public playtest packet)
3. 3.5
4. Pathfinder
5. AD&D
6. other d20 OGL games

P.S. 3.5 outranks PF only because I am more familliar with it. And I lumped other d20 together because every one has something I don't like. Eventually I plan on making my own OGL game just to stick to things I like