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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 5041681" data-attributes="member: 85555">I started gaming just a few years before the 1E to 2E transition, and was young at the time, so I mostly associate 2E with my early gaming experience. At the time, I have to say I was unaware of any edition war, but that is probably because me and my friends all were eager to play the new edition (and there wasn't really an internet). We also didn't meet many gamers outside our immediate area. I do remember a big war when 3E came out. But again, that was before the internet exploded and you had forums like this everywhere. So most of the complaints I heard were at the game store, and in my own circle. I also recall personally vowing never to play 3E. That vow lasted all of two weeks. Once I got used to the new system, I was fine with it. Everyone in my group made the transition to 3E (we even seemed to get more players). With 4E I have noticed high emotions on both sides. But I think a lot of that is there are more online arenas for venting about such things. With 4E,  only one person in my gaming group made the transition. But that may have more with us now being old men set in our ways, and not reflect any real trend. And I personally was eager to learn 4E, but since most of the people in my group didn't want to use it, never really got the chance. There is still occassional talk of giving it a try. But I think so many books have come out in the mean time, there will be great resistance to it. So I guess my conclusion is, it is really hard to tell which edition has sparked more war. Presently 4E seems to be invovled in more flame wars on forums, but it is also the current edition, so that is expected. I can recall 3E sparking lots of Role Play v. Roll Play wars, or fights over builds and min maxing just a few years back. My feeling is, play the edition you like and your group wants to play. Or rotate between games. Get a taste of everything.</blockquote>

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