DaveMage
Slumbering in Tsar
All I know is, even though I stayed 3.5, it was my original intention to pick up the 3 core books (PH, DMG, and MM) and at the very least take what I like for my 3.5 game.
Once I found out that what was core in 3.5 (as in, what was in the first three books) was going to be stretched out over many more books than just the first three, I immediately decided to NOT order the 4E set. Seemed to me like one had to commit to buying several more books to get the same game features (classes, races, magic items, spells) that one could get in the first three 3.5 books.
It made the decision to not even *try* 4E that much easier. (Especially since the list price was $34.95 each.)
Once I found out that what was core in 3.5 (as in, what was in the first three books) was going to be stretched out over many more books than just the first three, I immediately decided to NOT order the 4E set. Seemed to me like one had to commit to buying several more books to get the same game features (classes, races, magic items, spells) that one could get in the first three 3.5 books.
It made the decision to not even *try* 4E that much easier. (Especially since the list price was $34.95 each.)