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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Psion" data-source="post: 4057777" data-attributes="member: 959">OK, Back to Why I won't switch;1: I like the current game! The amount of resources that are available to me allow me to create almost anything I can imagine and what I think is the best version of D&amp;D to date allows me to play the game I want to play. I have no desire to &quot;re-learn&quot; D&amp;D and so much that is part of my game will be missing from the 4E inital release (Psionics, Gnomes, Bards, etc) that it just wouldn't be worth it to change over.2: The desecration of D&amp;D. The cancelling of Dragon &amp; Dungeon magazines, the destruction of the Forgotten Realms and the overall negative attacks on 3rd &amp; 3.5 editions has left a bad taste in my mouth. And what we have seen so far on the WotC website has been of such poor quality and frequency, that it only reminds me of what has been lost.3: The overall changes of 4E. OK, I think&nbsp; understand why so much has to be changed. The real focus of 4E and the number one goal is simple; Regain control of the D&amp;D product.WotC made a mistake with the SRD, they gave away control of their product. They never expected the little RPG companies to make their own Player's Handbooks, or games like Mutants &amp; Masterminds and they especially never forsaw that some gamers would just take the free SRD and make their own game from it. But there is a problem, the SRD is eternal. If 10 years from now some company wants to, they could release D&amp;D using the 3rd and 3.5 rules from the SRD.To reclaim their product, WotC must create a completely different game and call it D&amp;D. In fact, if any aspect of 4E resembles 3rd or 3.5E, it might open the door for a company to use the SRD to gain access to it. This why all the rules must be changed, why the Realms must be destroyed, and why you will never see 4E Greyhawk, Ravenloft or Planescape. Oh and Eberron fans, mark my words, when 4E Eberron is revealed it will get the same treatment the Realms got.And personally, I don't want or need and a completely new Dungeons and Dragons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dark Psion, post: 4057777, member: 959"] OK, Back to Why I won't switch; 1: I like the current game! The amount of resources that are available to me allow me to create almost anything I can imagine and what I think is the best version of D&D to date allows me to play the game I want to play. I have no desire to "re-learn" D&D and so much that is part of my game will be missing from the 4E inital release (Psionics, Gnomes, Bards, etc) that it just wouldn't be worth it to change over. 2: The desecration of D&D. The cancelling of Dragon & Dungeon magazines, the destruction of the Forgotten Realms and the overall negative attacks on 3rd & 3.5 editions has left a bad taste in my mouth. And what we have seen so far on the WotC website has been of such poor quality and frequency, that it only reminds me of what has been lost. 3: The overall changes of 4E. OK, I think understand why so much has to be changed. The real focus of 4E and the number one goal is simple; Regain control of the D&D product. WotC made a mistake with the SRD, they gave away control of their product. They never expected the little RPG companies to make their own Player's Handbooks, or games like Mutants & Masterminds and they especially never forsaw that some gamers would just take the free SRD and make their own game from it. But there is a problem, the SRD is eternal. If 10 years from now some company wants to, they could release D&D using the 3rd and 3.5 rules from the SRD. To reclaim their product, WotC must create a completely different game and call it D&D. In fact, if any aspect of 4E resembles 3rd or 3.5E, it might open the door for a company to use the SRD to gain access to it. This why all the rules must be changed, why the Realms must be destroyed, and why you will never see 4E Greyhawk, Ravenloft or Planescape. Oh and Eberron fans, mark my words, when 4E Eberron is revealed it will get the same treatment the Realms got. And personally, I don't want or need and a completely new Dungeons and Dragons. [/QUOTE]

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