D&D 4E Whose staying with 4e?

[Herobizkit]

As a DM, I am much happier running 4e than running Pathfinder.

As a player, I am much happier playing Pathfinder than playing 4e.

If 5e can somehow combine the best of both these engines, all will be well.

If not, Pathfinder and 4e will do.

 

[Mircoles]

I recently purchased the Dark Sun campaign guide and creature catalog. So, I don't currently see 5e in my future. Just something to add to the collection and find some useful art in it that I can use.

 

[pemerton]

Doppelganger mayhem (with a long lead up)

I'm probably staying with 4e, if not indefinitely at least until my current campaign finishes - which at the current rate should be in 2 to 3 years!

 

[wedgeski]

Unless 5e is some sort of transcendent experience I doubt my 4e books will get a break.

Sums up my thoughts exactly.

 

[the Jester]

How can you know this far in advance whether you'll switch or not?

 

[The Halfling]

How can you know this far in advance whether you'll switch or not?

I can only answer for me, but here it goes.

From all the designer and developer thoughts that have been released/leaked to this point has so far completely underwhelmed me. In fact, I would say the the direction they want to take the game is 900% in the opposite direction I want to go with my gaming style and purchases.

I've played every version of D&D since basic, and the main reason I switch editions is because I was always less than satisfied with the current edition. I grew tired of having to house rule to correct design assumptions and engine problems. the main reason I stuck with D&D for so long was the brand name. And even that wasn't enough for quite a few years, as I switched to Rolemaster a few years into 2e.

4e nearly perfectly matched what I was looking for in a game. By no degree will say it was perfect, but it enabled me to run the games that I have always wanted to run, right out of the box.

4e never failed me, if anything WotC failed me. They are abandoning a good system, a fixable system, to try to build something that the OSR AND the 4e crowd will probably reject as too different, to bring back gamers that are perfectly satisfied with Pathfinder and Paizo's business practices.

If I really wanted an OSR game, I still have my older edition books. I have Pathfinder too. Hell, I have virtually every OSR clone out there. And none of them scratch my gaming itch like 4e did and still does.

 

[Incenjucar]

How can you know this far in advance whether you'll switch or not?

You can't know 100%, but information can lead you toward a likely conclusion.

Do you really need to read the full rules of and try a few games of FATAL to know that it isn't to your taste?

Right now I just give WotC the benefit of the doubt due to the long history of poor communication. Can't rely on a drop of information they give us.

 

[GreyICE]

Based on what I'm seeing, 4E is my system, all the way.

 

[edbonny]

Love 4e mechanics and balance...

Despite the nostalgic feelings of earlier editions, my group enjoys the balance of 4e tremendously and we fear the return of imbalance with 5e. most of us have agreed to be open to 5e, but our examination of the new DnD will be viewed through 4e colored glasses.

 

[Arctic Wolf]

I would have to say 4e is looking to be king for me for a long time. While I have played a bit of 3.5, it just felt too complicated and while I like the choices it has, 4e did it pretty well. Personally, I am thinking of trying to develop my own system, but don't really have the time.