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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 5710306" data-attributes="member: 14159">I'm one of the people who put down both, but I have them for completely different reasons.I play 3.5 regularly, it's the main version of D&D I run and play.I bought the 1e hardcovers years ago for reference/archival value and have only played a couple of 1e one-shot games more than a decade ago and will almost certainly never run 1e.  1e sold big, very big.  Used copies are only a few dollars on eBay or Amazon, any gamer that wants a 1e PHB, DMG and Monster Manual can get them for cheaper than they could get a 4e PHB.  All the dozen (or so) hardcovers could probably be obtained for less than the cost of the core books of 4e.  For any dedicated gamer interested in the history of the game, it's a cheap investment in seeing the roots of D&D.As ENWorld is a community of pretty dedicated, more-or-less hardcore D&D enthusiasts, it makes sense that there would be a lot of 1e rules present, even if the game itself was not played that often.  I would not say that ENWorld is typical of the gaming community as a whole, as it skews far to the more dedicated, and more veteran gamer than I see in the real world at local gaming conventions, local gaming club meetings, and hanging around the FLGS's I know.</blockquote>