D&D (2024) Why aren't you using 5e 2024?

[Cadence]

I couldn't wait any longer and ordered the PHB. Sadly 1st printing, but such is life. Player in a game using it now too.

 

[Vorian]

The short version is I prefer to support smaller creators and businesses with my money and I already have several complete versions of the 5e ruleset I like better.

 

[Vendral]

For me it is because i wanted to run a Shadowdark campaign and a Level Up campaign before moving to 5e 2024
It will also give the benefit that all 3 books will be available when I start 5e 2024, and maybe even have a second printing with some potential errata included.
Sorry, not very long nor very judgmental.

 

[Starfox]

I am currently playing a campaign in D&D 2014 and I've read up on 2024, but I am not going to change over, instead going for Blades in the Dark. I do think 2024 is an improvement, but my problem is with D&D above level 10.

2014 worked well up to level 10. Yes, the Bladesinger wizard was enormously overpowered in a game with few fights per day, but acceptably so. But past level 10, everything suddenly felt like hard work. Because of limited attunement slots, treasures were no longer inspiring. Fights take forever. Concentration makes magic less than fun. Too many options that are suboptimal.

This is strange since I have run 3.0, 3.5, and Pathfinder 1 games into high double-digit levels and didn't have the problems others have with those rules.

2024 looks better than 2014, but it fixes none of these issues. I also feel like trying something new.

 

[ProfessorDetective]

1). I'd rather limit the amount of money I'm giving to Wizards, right now.
2). 2014 has more third-party support, currently.
3). The few changes that interest me (like Pact Boons being optional or the scaling on the Martial Arts die) I can backport with minimal issue.