I'm not sorry at all to see 4e get voted down. I just don't feel its a very compelling game.
I have played D&D all the way back to Basic (the Red boxed set). Every version. Most of the variants (even with Skills and Powers for a while). 4e scores the lowest out of any of them, IMO. I would rather play ANY prior version of D&D than 4e.
And I've played a ton of other systems, too. I'd also mostly prefer to play those other systems instead of 4e.
There is a great 'dumbing down' occurring in our general culture. I've always been proud that in geekdom things tended to go the opposite way, getting more complex, more intricate.
I don't necessarily fault WotC for wanting to appeal to a broader audience. It is, after all, how you make money. But I'm not part of that broader audience. And I lament that there are fewer and fewer people of like mind ...
Sat, 08/30/2008 - 8:13am
I'm not sorry at all to see 4e get voted down. I just don't feel its a very compelling game.
I have played D&D all the way back to Basic (the Red boxed set). Every version. Most of the variants (even with Skills and Powers for a while). 4e scores the lowest out of any of them, IMO. I would rather play ANY prior version of D&D than 4e.
And I've played a ton of other systems, too. I'd also mostly prefer to play those other systems instead of 4e.
There is a great 'dumbing down' occurring in our general culture. I've always been proud that in geekdom things tended to go the opposite way, getting more complex, more intricate.
I don't necessarily fault WotC for wanting to appeal to a broader audience. It is, after all, how you make money. But I'm not part of that broader audience. And I lament that there are fewer and fewer people of like mind ...
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