Badmike wrote:I just look at it as more cushin' for the pushin', Frank!Mike B.
Phentari wrote:I made this observation elseboard: frequently, when people discover that I don't care for 4e, they accuse me of just "being afraid of change/progress."The thing is, I started with the Holmes blue boxed basic set. I then switched to first edition, and liked it. When second edition came along, I tried that and liked it. When third edition came along, I tried THAT and liked it. It was different, but I was ready to try something new. When 3.5 came along, I wasn't exactly thrilled at buying slightly-modified versions of the same rulebooks, but I tried it and liked it.Then 4e came along. I playtested it. I didn't like it. I hoped they would make some changes based on playtester recommendations. When it was released, I tried it again. Again, I didn't like it.So I question the whole "You just don't like change" mantra. I liked change just fine for three and a half editions; I just don't like THIS change.
Agent Cooper wrote:4th Ed just doesn't FEEL like D&D to me. I can't put my finger on what exactly it is that makes me feel that way. And by saying this I certainly don't mean to trash the game, I know alot of people play it and enjoy and that's a good thing but it just isn't for me. (And I know alot of folks here would say the same thing about 3.5)
Agent Cooper wrote:I believe somebody here posted once that 4th Edition is a fine game system, it just should have been given a different name. I'm paraphrasing here but I think that statement really covers it for me.
Agent Cooper wrote:I have to agree with this. I too started playing years ago with the Basic Set. Then Advanced, and then 2nd Ed. They all have their idiosyncracies, but I liked them all and never really had a problem going from one to the other. I think this is because they all still had that intangible D&D "Feel."Then 3rd Edition came along and yes, that was a more extensive rules change but I tried it out and found that I liked that too. Definitely a different approach, but to me it still FELT like D&D. 4th Ed just doesn't FEEL like D&D to me. I can't put my finger on what exactly it is that makes me feel that way. And by saying this I certainly don't mean to trash the game, I know alot of people play it and enjoy and that's a good thing but it just isn't for me. (And I know alot of folks here would say the same thing about 3.5)So when I say I don't like 4th Ed it isn't like I'm just being an edition nazi, or that I haven't tried it. I have, and I feel like it's just missing something.I believe somebody here posted once that 4th Edition is a fine game system, it just should have been given a different name. I'm paraphrasing here but I think that statement really covers it for me.