Why won't you switch?

[Aeolius]

I'm continually amazed at the amount of people who aren't upgrading.

Perhaps because they view 4e as a downgrade.

 

[Wolfspider]

The inverse Trek Movie Rule?

Oooh! Good observation!

 

[DaveMage]

Oooh! Good observation!

Hey, I liked Star Trek III!!!!

 

[Celebrim]

Too bad this thread can't stay on topic...

Sorry about that. I've pretty much said my shpeil on the topic, and its been a while since anyone listed a reason someone hadn't previously made.

But I'm still hanging around because this is one of the few threads on the board where I can post without immediately being told that my criticism of 4e is a sign that I'm mentally defective. My interest in the thread tends to wander though from the specifics of 'Why not change to 4e?' to broader questions like 'Why not change to anything?' and 'What is change anyway?' Also, any even slightly off topic observation tends to provoke a full blown post on the observation. Err... like this one.

I'll try to control myself.

 

[Eldragon]

Really, Everyone should put in their Signatures why they will or wont upgrade, and then hopefully these treads can go away. I'll start...

 

[Celebrim]

Hey, I liked Star Trek III!!!!

You mean, "Star Trek III" where the people in charge with no real attachment to the materials history decided it would be a good idea for the Klingons to kill the Romulans and take thier stuff? So then in future stories the Romulans had to wear Klingon drag from then on because they'd been left without a role to play?

I think that Star Trek III marks the death of my interest in the franchise, not just because it was a bad movie, but because it pretty much depends on the idea that even the fans won't pay enough attention care what you do to the material. The source material from the original series was pretty thin to begin with without knocking holes in it. If even the creators can't be bothered to respect the setting and material, I'm certainly not going to.

 

[Pinotage]

I'm continually amazed at the amount of people who aren't upgrading. (Or at least, claim not to be - we'll see if they're still playing 3.5 in August.)

Uhm, why? This thread has given dozens of readings for not switching. Are you suggesting they're not valid?

Pinotage

 

[Mallus]

You mean, "Star Trek III" where the people in charge with no real attachment to the materials history decided it would be a good idea for the Klingons to kill the Romulans and take thier stuff?

Pardon the interruption, but... huh? I recall Star Trek III being "Trek does Gilgamesh" with some perfunctory Klingon antagonists led by the crazy guy from Taxi. How was it breach of canon (such as it is)?

 

[wingsandsword]

Pardon the interruption, but... huh? I recall Star Trek III being "Trek does Gilgamesh" with some perfunctory Klingon antagonists led by the crazy guy from Taxi. How was it breach of canon (such as it is)?

The antagonists were originally written to be Romulans (hence referring to their ship as a "Bird of Prey", since Romulans traditionally had the whole bird motif for their ships according to the original series), but changed to Klingons (as I understand it, because the general public knew of Klingons as Trek villains more than they did Romulans).

That, and Admiral Morrow's line that the Enterprise was being decommissioned because it was "20 years old", when by canon it was closer to 40 years old at the time, and Kirk originally took command about twenty years earlier.

 

[DaveMage]

Uhm, why?

Because people change their minds, give into peer pressure, etc.

This thread has given dozens of readings for not switching. Are you suggesting they're not valid?

Pinotage

As one of those not switching, hardly!