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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="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 7569372" data-attributes="member: 32740"><p>Thing is, ANY edition can be learned in an afternoon. Less, if someone who ALREADY knows the edition can teach it. But just because a new edition exists does not invalidate any older edition. No edition has an expiration date. The choice to NOT learn 5E is not just a matter of, "can it be learned fast/easily". If you have ANY other edition that works well enough for you and the people you game with, you don't NEED another edition. "I like it," is all the more reason anyone needs to play any past edition, and "I just don't want to," is likewise sufficient (or should be...) to end any and all attempts to convert the Luddite Heathens. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>As DM my first choice of editions is 1E. I have pretty much got it how I want it after some 40 years. I can also run or play 3.5 at the drop of a hat and have chosen to do so over 1E in the past simply because I can do so without needing as many house rules and it's easier to teach to complete newbs. I've played a LITTLE bit of 5E and will gladly do so again, but will almost certainly NEVER run it as DM because I just don't care to put forth the time and effort and money to gear up to do so. I've got 1E and 3.5 with associated adventures and campaign settings and decades of experience and familiarity with running them. I can run them with FAR less effort and be just as happy if not more so.</p><p>And this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 7569372, member: 32740"] Thing is, ANY edition can be learned in an afternoon. Less, if someone who ALREADY knows the edition can teach it. But just because a new edition exists does not invalidate any older edition. No edition has an expiration date. The choice to NOT learn 5E is not just a matter of, "can it be learned fast/easily". If you have ANY other edition that works well enough for you and the people you game with, you don't NEED another edition. "I like it," is all the more reason anyone needs to play any past edition, and "I just don't want to," is likewise sufficient (or should be...) to end any and all attempts to convert the Luddite Heathens. :) As DM my first choice of editions is 1E. I have pretty much got it how I want it after some 40 years. I can also run or play 3.5 at the drop of a hat and have chosen to do so over 1E in the past simply because I can do so without needing as many house rules and it's easier to teach to complete newbs. I've played a LITTLE bit of 5E and will gladly do so again, but will almost certainly NEVER run it as DM because I just don't care to put forth the time and effort and money to gear up to do so. I've got 1E and 3.5 with associated adventures and campaign settings and decades of experience and familiarity with running them. I can run them with FAR less effort and be just as happy if not more so. And this. [/QUOTE]
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