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Why do people still play older editions of D&D? Are they superior to the current one?
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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7568274" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>Your Question in the Title and your question above are two different questions.</p><p></p><p>In answer to the Title...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. </p><p></p><p>The answer is absolutely...but whether that answer holds true for someone is also entirely opinion based and reliant on EACH individual.</p><p></p><p>Thus, while some would not agree...for many, with whatever edition or version is their favorite, if it is not 5e, then they would probably say yes. </p><p></p><p>However, there is not a single solitary edition that this could be applied to.</p><p></p><p>For example, I love OD&D (w/Greyhawk...has to have Greyhawk to qualify in this for me), AD&D, BX, and BECMI. I prefer them FAR above 3e. If I had to go to a desert Island and could only bring one or two editions with me, I would choose any of those older versions before 3e or Pathfinder.</p><p></p><p>Which is what makes your actual question</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>An absolute</p><p></p><p>NO</p><p></p><p>For me.</p><p></p><p>Even though it may be a YES for someone else. I HIGHLY prefer 5e over 3e currently. In my opinion, it is FAR superior. </p><p></p><p>However, that may not apply to those who love 3e or Pathfinder. Some things they may feel that 3e did better than 5e could be...</p><p></p><p>No bounded accuracy.</p><p>No limited to level 20</p><p>Spellcasters are seen as more powerful</p><p>System mastery grants rewards to those who understand it</p><p>More classes and subclasses to choose from</p><p></p><p>And that's just the beginning or tip of what they might come up with. I think it is FAR more than simply whether one wants to learn another ruleset or not, I think many 3e players (and AD&D, and many other fans of other editions) simply just prefer the strengths of whatever editions is their preference.</p><p></p><p>The same would go for those who put 5e as their favorite. 5e is an extremely popular and well designed edition, and so anyone would also be justifiably right to say that there are no advantages (for them in their opinion) of any other editions over 5e...that 5e is the best and their preferred version.</p><p></p><p>There is no single ONE right answer to your questions, though I think the original question found in the topic is more open ended than the one you actually asked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 7568274, member: 4348"] Your Question in the Title and your question above are two different questions. In answer to the Title... Yes. The answer is absolutely...but whether that answer holds true for someone is also entirely opinion based and reliant on EACH individual. Thus, while some would not agree...for many, with whatever edition or version is their favorite, if it is not 5e, then they would probably say yes. However, there is not a single solitary edition that this could be applied to. For example, I love OD&D (w/Greyhawk...has to have Greyhawk to qualify in this for me), AD&D, BX, and BECMI. I prefer them FAR above 3e. If I had to go to a desert Island and could only bring one or two editions with me, I would choose any of those older versions before 3e or Pathfinder. Which is what makes your actual question An absolute NO For me. Even though it may be a YES for someone else. I HIGHLY prefer 5e over 3e currently. In my opinion, it is FAR superior. However, that may not apply to those who love 3e or Pathfinder. Some things they may feel that 3e did better than 5e could be... No bounded accuracy. No limited to level 20 Spellcasters are seen as more powerful System mastery grants rewards to those who understand it More classes and subclasses to choose from And that's just the beginning or tip of what they might come up with. I think it is FAR more than simply whether one wants to learn another ruleset or not, I think many 3e players (and AD&D, and many other fans of other editions) simply just prefer the strengths of whatever editions is their preference. The same would go for those who put 5e as their favorite. 5e is an extremely popular and well designed edition, and so anyone would also be justifiably right to say that there are no advantages (for them in their opinion) of any other editions over 5e...that 5e is the best and their preferred version. There is no single ONE right answer to your questions, though I think the original question found in the topic is more open ended than the one you actually asked. [/QUOTE]
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