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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kobold Boots" data-source="post: 5764847" data-attributes="member: 92239">One might be inclined to say that lack of change over a three decade span is more of a personal limitation than a benefit.  Especially if you're not adapting to change that occurs around you.Those types of mechanics exist in Pathfinder as well.  See a number of witch spells that function in reverse.  (Hit something else, you take damage).---------Not intending to debate.  Everyone's got their preferences, but I think every game in a general genre affects other games over time, evolution and all that.  I'd be more worried if D&D remained the same game over 3 or 4 decades and didn't get rid of some sacred cow and introduce new things.I also think that the maturity level of the people playing the game (granted a small but vocal minority) needs to be evaluated when reading the commentary that flames a game.  Speaking from personal experience, when I get flamey, I'm usually just being a little b****.  More important things than D&D to get antsy about.</blockquote>