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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9019332" data-attributes="member: 7030563"><p>Great way to present. I am going to put my spin/experience on it:</p><p></p><p><strong>2014-2015: </strong>Not paying much attention. After playing 3E, then looking at 4E I pulled the old books out of the attic and my group went all the way back to 1e AD&D. I was reading about Next but I was convinced anything WOTC made would suck as the suckiness was a gradual increase with every edition from 1e-4e. So I was playing 1E in the mid 2010s with teens and having a great time.</p><p></p><p><strong>2016: </strong>Got a copy of Legends of the Sword Coast video game. Based on the new 5E rules supposedly. This game 100% convinced me that the 5E rules sucked. Note if you haven't played this game - this is NOT based on 5e rules.</p><p></p><p><strong>2017: </strong>1E TPK of high level characters playing Paladin in hell (revamped for 1E) has us starting over. One of my players played a 5E pick up game with friends at school. He came back and told me we should try 5E. Went out and bought the starter set. Started a campaing and was amazed.</p><p></p><p>All the players loved the new stuff. Convinced they really did take the best from every edition! Played LMOP then continued with homebrew until 15th level. Picked up PHB, DMG and SCAG in that time. Halfling Assassin Rogue 7/Vengence Paladin 8 does the most damage on a single attack I have ever seen in D&D. Tryed the unearthed arcana ranger - meh!</p><p></p><p><strong>2018-2019: </strong>played through some of the hardcovers (POTA, DOMM, TOD). Still having a great time.</p><p></p><p><strong>2020: </strong>Purchased TCE and XGE together late in 2020. New spells and subclasses - Fey Wanderer, revised bladesinger are really awesome. Love moving ability bonuses.</p><p></p><p><strong>2021: This is the golden era for me. </strong>Joined several lnline groups in addition to my P+P game. Played OOTA, DIA, ROFM, started SKT three times with three different groups and it fell through.</p><p></p><p><strong>2022: </strong>We hear WOTC is pulling a book off the shelves, so naturally we have to go buy VGTM. Wow we can play an Orc with a penalty to intelligence .... then WOTC says don't do that. Strixhaven comes out, Radiant Citadel, WBW, Spelljammer. I like some of the new spells but otherwise none of this is appealing. Starting to feel bloated, too many options and rules. I like some of the new spells in Strixhaven, but other than that this is a waste.</p><p></p><p><strong>2023: </strong>Moving on to 3rd party adventures instead of WOTC adventures. Still having fun but it definitely feels like end of an era. Looking at the ONE content it seems they are moving to more of a 3E format. I will probably stay on 5E.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9019332, member: 7030563"] Great way to present. I am going to put my spin/experience on it: [B]2014-2015: [/B]Not paying much attention. After playing 3E, then looking at 4E I pulled the old books out of the attic and my group went all the way back to 1e AD&D. I was reading about Next but I was convinced anything WOTC made would suck as the suckiness was a gradual increase with every edition from 1e-4e. So I was playing 1E in the mid 2010s with teens and having a great time. [B]2016: [/B]Got a copy of Legends of the Sword Coast video game. Based on the new 5E rules supposedly. This game 100% convinced me that the 5E rules sucked. Note if you haven't played this game - this is NOT based on 5e rules. [B]2017: [/B]1E TPK of high level characters playing Paladin in hell (revamped for 1E) has us starting over. One of my players played a 5E pick up game with friends at school. He came back and told me we should try 5E. Went out and bought the starter set. Started a campaing and was amazed. All the players loved the new stuff. Convinced they really did take the best from every edition! Played LMOP then continued with homebrew until 15th level. Picked up PHB, DMG and SCAG in that time. Halfling Assassin Rogue 7/Vengence Paladin 8 does the most damage on a single attack I have ever seen in D&D. Tryed the unearthed arcana ranger - meh! [B]2018-2019: [/B]played through some of the hardcovers (POTA, DOMM, TOD). Still having a great time. [B]2020: [/B]Purchased TCE and XGE together late in 2020. New spells and subclasses - Fey Wanderer, revised bladesinger are really awesome. Love moving ability bonuses. [B]2021: This is the golden era for me. [/B]Joined several lnline groups in addition to my P+P game. Played OOTA, DIA, ROFM, started SKT three times with three different groups and it fell through. [B]2022: [/B]We hear WOTC is pulling a book off the shelves, so naturally we have to go buy VGTM. Wow we can play an Orc with a penalty to intelligence .... then WOTC says don't do that. Strixhaven comes out, Radiant Citadel, WBW, Spelljammer. I like some of the new spells but otherwise none of this is appealing. Starting to feel bloated, too many options and rules. I like some of the new spells in Strixhaven, but other than that this is a waste. [B]2023: [/B]Moving on to 3rd party adventures instead of WOTC adventures. Still having fun but it definitely feels like end of an era. Looking at the ONE content it seems they are moving to more of a 3E format. I will probably stay on 5E. [/QUOTE]
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