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<blockquote data-quote="GVDammerung" data-source="post: 3739087" data-attributes="member: 33060">I'm not going to rule out entirely the possibility of converting to 4e as I have yet to see the game.&nbsp; From what I know of 4e to this point, however, I am not loving the concept in most of its particulars.&nbsp; Add to this that I own a metric TON of 3x material that I have yet to fully utilize, which will not be compatible with 4e as I understand things, and that 3X is a solidly enjoyable game in its own right, and the chances grow slimmer that 4e plays a large part in my gaming future.While there are others in the same or similar boat, I think 4e's great disability (as I presently understand the game) will be its lack of customization or &quot;mod-ability&quot; as compared to 3x.&nbsp; 3x's PrCs, racial substitution levels, templates etc. have created a host of players for whom &quot;the build&quot;&nbsp; is a game within a game.&nbsp; I doubt they will be happy with 4e if 4e doesn't offer them as great or greater &quot;build&quot; opportunities.&nbsp; These folks, IMO, will be inclined to stick with 3x.All this by way of preamble, I think for second half 2008 and all of 2009, support for 3x will be very slim pickings.&nbsp; I think, however, that 4e will show its vulnerability by 2010 or, put another way, 3x will show its durability, such that 3rd party support for 3x will begin to pick up by 2010.&nbsp; I'll predict this support from players and publishers for 3x will become sufficiently robust to see 4e revised early to 5e by 2014.Given what I know of 4e to this point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GVDammerung, post: 3739087, member: 33060"] I'm not going to rule out entirely the possibility of converting to 4e as I have yet to see the game. From what I know of 4e to this point, however, I am not loving the concept in most of its particulars. Add to this that I own a metric TON of 3x material that I have yet to fully utilize, which will not be compatible with 4e as I understand things, and that 3X is a solidly enjoyable game in its own right, and the chances grow slimmer that 4e plays a large part in my gaming future. While there are others in the same or similar boat, I think 4e's great disability (as I presently understand the game) will be its lack of customization or "mod-ability" as compared to 3x. 3x's PrCs, racial substitution levels, templates etc. have created a host of players for whom "the build" is a game within a game. I doubt they will be happy with 4e if 4e doesn't offer them as great or greater "build" opportunities. These folks, IMO, will be inclined to stick with 3x. All this by way of preamble, I think for second half 2008 and all of 2009, support for 3x will be very slim pickings. I think, however, that 4e will show its vulnerability by 2010 or, put another way, 3x will show its durability, such that 3rd party support for 3x will begin to pick up by 2010. I'll predict this support from players and publishers for 3x will become sufficiently robust to see 4e revised early to 5e by 2014. Given what I know of 4e to this point. [/QUOTE]

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