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<blockquote data-quote="Zinovia" data-source="post: 4054229" data-attributes="member: 57373">Now now, the point of this thread was for people to list their reasons for deciding not to switch.&nbsp; Everyone has remained civil thus far.&nbsp; This is a forum for open discussion.&nbsp; If you disagree, you are free to post in the &quot;Why will you be switching&quot; thread.&nbsp; i don't see the decision to not buy 4E as spite.&nbsp; It's people voting with their wallets.&nbsp; If you dislike a decision made by a corporation, then not purchasing their products is the best means to communicate your feelings to them.&nbsp; Sure, you can send them nasty emails, which will promptly be deleted.&nbsp; You can vent your ire on public message boards too, which normally is nothing more than sound and fury, signifying nothing.&nbsp; However given the number of developers we've seen posting on ENWorld, there's a good chance that your opinions will be read by some of them.&nbsp; Nonetheless, voting with your wallet is the ultimate means of letting them know how you feel.&nbsp; Canceling the print versions of Dungeon and Dragon magazines is a decision that has upset many people, especially given that the electronic versions have been severely behind schedule and short on content thus far.&nbsp; The timing may be more directly related to the end of the 5 year contract with Paizo than the new edition, but it still looks fishy to some people.&nbsp; Then instead of giving the preview content space in Dragon as was done with the countdown to 3rd edition, they are making you pay $20 each for the preview books.&nbsp; No thank you.&nbsp; I have read over R&amp;C some, but won't be buying it.&nbsp; I think it was too much money for content that should have been free or part of Dragon mag.&nbsp; That they are giving the magazine away free right now doesn't matter.&nbsp; It shouldn't mean that we get a gutted version of it.&nbsp; D&amp;DI is one thing I am unlikely in the extreme to buy into.&nbsp; In any case, I am cautiously in favor of 4E, but have some lingering doubts.&nbsp; I'm buying the books, unless the reviews from D&amp;D Experience and later the preview module are enough to make me change my mind.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have some issues with 3.5 that may be fixed in 4E.&nbsp; On the other hand, I like skills and skill points and worry that with their removal, a lot of the customization of characters has gone out the window.&nbsp; I am also concerned about how the game will play at higher levels.&nbsp; I refuse to play a game where the gods are cannon fodder for ub3r powered PC's.&nbsp; They are the *gods* and no mortal can slay them.&nbsp; I hate drow.&nbsp; The S&amp;M bondage queens of the underdark can go play in someone else's campaign world.&nbsp; So depending on how thoroughly integrated these concepts are, we may not switch.&nbsp; &nbsp;I find it interesting to read opinions from both sides of the fence, which I am currently sitting on.&nbsp; Many of the reasons for not switching have been good ones.&nbsp; Others not so much.&nbsp; (Just use hex grids - that solves the 1-1-1-1 diagonal thing!)&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; Please don't denigrate people just because you disagree with them.&nbsp; Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zinovia, post: 4054229, member: 57373"] Now now, the point of this thread was for people to list their reasons for deciding not to switch. Everyone has remained civil thus far. This is a forum for open discussion. If you disagree, you are free to post in the "Why will you be switching" thread. i don't see the decision to not buy 4E as spite. It's people voting with their wallets. If you dislike a decision made by a corporation, then not purchasing their products is the best means to communicate your feelings to them. Sure, you can send them nasty emails, which will promptly be deleted. You can vent your ire on public message boards too, which normally is nothing more than sound and fury, signifying nothing. However given the number of developers we've seen posting on ENWorld, there's a good chance that your opinions will be read by some of them. Nonetheless, voting with your wallet is the ultimate means of letting them know how you feel. Canceling the print versions of Dungeon and Dragon magazines is a decision that has upset many people, especially given that the electronic versions have been severely behind schedule and short on content thus far. The timing may be more directly related to the end of the 5 year contract with Paizo than the new edition, but it still looks fishy to some people. Then instead of giving the preview content space in Dragon as was done with the countdown to 3rd edition, they are making you pay $20 each for the preview books. No thank you. I have read over R&C some, but won't be buying it. I think it was too much money for content that should have been free or part of Dragon mag. That they are giving the magazine away free right now doesn't matter. It shouldn't mean that we get a gutted version of it. D&DI is one thing I am unlikely in the extreme to buy into. In any case, I am cautiously in favor of 4E, but have some lingering doubts. I'm buying the books, unless the reviews from D&D Experience and later the preview module are enough to make me change my mind. I have some issues with 3.5 that may be fixed in 4E. On the other hand, I like skills and skill points and worry that with their removal, a lot of the customization of characters has gone out the window. I am also concerned about how the game will play at higher levels. I refuse to play a game where the gods are cannon fodder for ub3r powered PC's. They are the *gods* and no mortal can slay them. I hate drow. The S&M bondage queens of the underdark can go play in someone else's campaign world. So depending on how thoroughly integrated these concepts are, we may not switch. I find it interesting to read opinions from both sides of the fence, which I am currently sitting on. Many of the reasons for not switching have been good ones. Others not so much. (Just use hex grids - that solves the 1-1-1-1 diagonal thing!) ;) Please don't denigrate people just because you disagree with them. Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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