D&D (2024) When are we getting the second playtest document?

[Warpiglet-7]

honestly seems a wise way of looking at this.

personally, I am hopeful to see what happens to see if I need to start looking for a new system but I shall wait and see.

I may be really turned off by the final product. I just don’t know yet.

We just played last night and had a blast with regular 5e. I can’t lose too much no matter what they crank out. I have been through this before—-skipped whole editions and played AD&D 1e until almost 2000.

If I don’t like it I know what to do! Keep having fun with what I got

 

[Mind of tempest]

I may be really turned off by the final product. I just don’t know yet.

We just played last night and had a blast with regular 5e. I can’t lose too much no matter what they crank out. I have been through this before—-skipped whole editions and played AD&D 1e until almost 2000.

If I don’t like it I know what to do! Keep having fun with what I got

your attitude is just wait and see a commendable attitude not hoping but not despairing

 

[Charlaquin]

That and a number them don't seem entirely knowledgeable about the current rules or have even read the full Playtest Packet. I watched a few that claim the new Playtest says many things it does not or argue weird interpretations that make almost no sense.

I brought up the playtest with a coworker who plays D&D. She was like “I haven’t read it, but my roommate hates it, he says the new rules for fighters are really bad.” I’m like… “I think your roommate is confused…”

 

[Sacrosanct]

I may be really turned off by the final product. I just don’t know yet.

We just played last night and had a blast with regular 5e. I can’t lose too much no matter what they crank out. I have been through this before—-skipped whole editions and played AD&D 1e until almost 2000.

If I don’t like it I know what to do! Keep having fun with what I got

Yep. I skipped 3 and 4e. I don’t expect such radical changes that I can’t keep playing and enjoying the game. We shall see.

 

[Mind of tempest]

I brought up the playtest with a coworker who plays D&D. She was like “I haven’t read it, but my roommate hates it, he says the new rules for fighters are really bad.” I’m like… “I think your roommate is confused…”

dear gods what on earth is wrong with that roommate?

 

[Charlaquin]

dear gods what on earth is wrong with that roommate?

My best guess is that somewhere along the line someone misheard, misremembered, or misunderstood hearing someone else talking about the unarmed fighting rules, and through the telephone game that got distorted to “fighter rules.”

 

[Sacrosanct]

Any time there are ANY changes, there’s always that contingent of people who HATESSSSS IT! And they make sure to tell everyone.

 

[Charlaquin]

Any time there are ANY changes, there’s always that contingent of people who HATESSSSS IT! And they make sure to tell everyone.

Though I wonder how the explosion of D&D’s popularity with 5e, along with the boost social media gives particularly to “hot takes” is going to affect the reception of these changes. I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility that we see a new edition war over changes that look insignificant to us veterans of the previous edition wars.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

Yep. I skipped 3 and 4e. I don’t expect such radical changes that I can’t keep playing and enjoying the game. We shall see.

I skipped 2e, 3.5 and 4 beyond buying a lot of it and several sessions.

My group was so reenergized with 5e. Maybe there will be some fun 5.5 tweaks. I am hoping the art is a little more humanocentric compared to Tasha’s…a lot to find out

 

[darjr]

I've given every edition of D&D a fair shake. Often years. Except 2e, but I came around eventually.