01-31-2012, 08:18 PM
Quote:The main reason for a switch is that you get tired of an edition after a while. Back when I was gaming alot, it seemed after a while that I had tried out every option the _rules_ would allow me.
That's a valid point, of course. I am too lazy for that, though.
Quote:Second reason would be curiousity about a new system and brand new approaches to a new game.
Okay, sure, but then again, there are slimmer rulebooks if one just wants to experiment.
Quote:I disagree. My favorite book from the 4E era is Planes Above by the esteemed Ari Marmell, whom you ofcourse know
Never read it, though I can say, the books for 4e that I read were unremarkable at best, and bad at worst.
Quote:I have never cared too much about editing, but good layout and art are definately selling points for Pathfinder and the WH40K games.
I began to care when Wizbro books started referring to chapters that were not in the book...
Quote:You dont need that many books to play. Two setting books and a module? To be fair, you only need the 3 Core books to play.
Of course, you don't NEED that many books, but let's face it, D&D marketing is very much based around that idea.
Wasn't that 4e's great strategy? 3 core books, 3 setting books each?
That, more than anything else, is an awful lot of money if you buy it for full price.
Quote:The main disadvantage WotC has is that they lack the flexibility of smaller companies and the ability to communicate with the market. New editions always tend to be a compromise between good game design and commercial interest. One may hate this, but that is just corporate America for you. At least we have smaller companies competing with them, forcing them to get their act straight. It seems like they are starting to learn their lesson, but we shall see
Nah, I don't hate them. I NOTHING them.
Whatever they do, how does it affect my gaming table?
If their new edition is a great success, just as if it is a great failure, I am pretty sure my own game won't be affected.
I shall never weep like when they cancelled MERP again, not even for D&D.
