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D&D Online Forum » Pen & Paper Discussion raquo; Who likes what version of D&D better?
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As title says, personally I'm an AD&D 2'nd Edition guy. I hate 3 and 3.5.
My reasons: 1- I like complicated rules. Complexity is fun, when youstreamline things too much, games get boring. 2- AD&D was more about Roleplaying a character, if you had a char with 3 as an ability score, you were forced to role play it. The new editions are too power gammer focused. 3- I spent a hell of a lot of money on books. 4- I spent a hell of alot of money on Magic cards and the basterds then tell me, "Hey, you can't use them in a tournament!" Go to hell kiss my power-9 Byaitch! Timewalk FTW! BLACK LOTUS!
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3/30/06 5:49:24 AM#2
I just bought the 3.5 manuals to gain a better understanding of the D&D online game as well as curiosity, and the PHB is as weighty as the DMG, now how complicated has it got? I play the 1st ed AD&D with a number of omissions, and some local modifications that have been tweaked over 25 years. I reckon version 3+ were written so it could be translated to computer easier. Also as a marketing strategy by WotC, and to ensure the brand continues to make money. I remember when White Dwarf was a real magazine, not a Warhammer catalogue, and theres the role model. Another company that change rules regularly in order to maintain profit. |
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6/02/06 6:07:31 AM#3
I loved 2nd Ed but 3rd Ed has made it much simpler and I enjoy playing it more now. 3.5 is just a money making racket and I really hate it.
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10/11/06 10:16:43 PM#4
absolutely ad&d 2nd edition is the best version ever
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11/10/06 3:58:00 AM#5
I fondly look back on AD&D. At some point I evolved my d6 based system that was genre-nonspecific. Ultimately roleplaying for me and those who gamed with me was about character and story developement. Genre was irrelevant, and morphed with our interests, but some characters endured. I wish I still had time to GM, and people who appreciated it, because PC based (and online) just can't do what a good imagination can do.
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BaronJuJu
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Joined: 2/27/04
"Just because it happens to you doesn''t make it interesting" |
11/10/06 8:23:27 AM#6
2nd Edition all the way
"If we don't attack them, they will attack us first. So we'd better retaliate before they have a chance to strike" |
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necrotherion
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Joined: 12/08/06
"The Pope? How many divisions has he got?" - Joe Stalin |
12/25/06 7:47:10 PM#7
Sadly, I've only ever played 3+. I'm sure that the v2 rules were original and fun, and they severely pique my interest. I'd learn the system, but I simply do not have the money to go out and find some v2 books.
And I completely agree with the post above me, 3.5 is just a money-making racket. I feel sorry for those who spent $180 on their v3 core rulebook collection. I currently have ~500 dollar 3.5 collection, which will become obsolete as soon as v4 comes along. |
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1/04/07 1:44:08 PM#8
How did we get from PnP to these INSTANCES??!?!
IronOre - Forging the Future |
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4/13/07 1:28:01 PM#9
Call me old school, but I have always prefered the 1st edition of AD&D. I just liked the feel of it and the way it played better. I also noticed that in general I always enjoyed the modules done by Gary Gygax himself the most. I think that the man is absolutely brilliant. I also absolutely HATED the artwork in the 3 rulebooks with a few exceptions. I thought that the characters looked too punkish. I wish that they would have went with beautiful high fantasy works of art like they had in previous editions. On a side note I do like how Wizards of the Coast has been tapping into some older source material lately for some of there newest supplements. And I will always be grateful that they continue to support D&D's growth so strongly. Lately I have been play the Castle and Crusades rpg which is a nice bridge between old school AD&D and 3rd edition. For any that might be interested in it here are a couple links - |
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5/01/07 4:36:00 PM#10
Love first and second edition mself. Have had many great evenings with friends playing those two settings really miss them.
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5/15/07 9:26:09 AM#11
I just went out an upgraded from 3 to 3.5 last week and the changes are welcome. I've got D&D 1st edition from my uncle somewhere in the basement but I haven't had a chance to try it out. I've only ever played 3rd. From how it sounds from you all here I really need to get my hands on 2nd edition.
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5/15/07 9:31:18 AM#12
I started playing with 2nd Edition using Skills and Powers. I kind of miss the customization it offered like taking allergies or phobias. (Nothing like seeing a mage running off screaming when undead rise up because he has an extreme fear of the dead). But I don't miss the complicated percentile dice rolls. I like 3.0 and the changes made for 3.5 were needed so I'm happy with them. Frankly I just miss playing, having moved away to far away from where my group lives. Please Refer to Doom Cat with all conspiracies & evil corporation complaints. He'll give you the simple explination of..WE"RE ALL DOOMED! |
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Rattrap
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Joined: 9/09/04
Freedom of choice |
5/15/07 9:37:05 AM#13
I voted for 3.5
Ad&D was a beauty and we all love it ... but face it 3.5 is vastly superior It is easy to learn streamlined , has a lot of tactic posibilities - and D20 is easily applied to any other setting. AD&D beats it only in nostalgy department p.s. The one i really love is D&D original  "Before this battle is over all the world will know that few...stood against many." - King Leonidas |
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BOYVIRGO666
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Joined: 11/07/06
true genius is not the endless acumulation of knowledge but the ability to confuse others with it |
5/16/07 7:16:42 PM#14
iv played them all over the years and i would have to say aD&D for many reasons but right now i play a 40k rpg game that i made myself its comes out well.
if anyone wants im planning on releasing it on a website after i finish testing all my rules genius inside insanity |
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6/04/07 3:37:57 PM#15
although the customization of the later versions (3+) is nice, I still like the AD+D v1, however, without a good DM, the game quickly declines into a horrible experience
DDO is nice because you don't need to plan anything, you just get on and get going, however, i miss the decisions, the possibilities found in PnP. in DDO, you HAVE to do the quests a certain way, there are no options, but it is a fine MMO, fun to play, and i like the PnP base |
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6/19/07 9:45:17 PM#16
I started back when AD&D Second Edition was out. It was fun but in many ways was too complex. Don't get me wrong -- a game with a lot of content makes it better. But I found that the game rules had exceptions and special situations for everything... I found that half the game was spent flipping through the books to find out who was right or wrong when it came to a debate. I didn't like 3.0 at all because it unbalanced the game completely. Many classes were crippled and others became god-like beings at mid-level. Overall, I think 3.5 did a great job in keeping the complexity but also balancing out many rule issues. I must admit though, I was seriously pissed when they announced 3.5 was coming out only a few years after 3.0 was released.
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defenestrate
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Joined: 4/26/07
My shield arm is getting tired from fending off all of the AoC gremlins. |
6/28/07 2:31:00 PM#17
I have the fondest memories of 2nd edition so i voted for that. Even though 3rd edition is easier. |
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7/18/07 8:16:47 PM#18
I have a regular group that is playing 2nd edition AD&D right now, and it's a lot of fun to get back to the basics. I started many many years ago with 1st edition though, which I like for nostalgia only. I've been running 3rd edition since it came out, almost weekly, up until this year when I just got tired of trying to keep up. I feel 3rd edition is best when you constrain it to the three core books and maybe one or two others.....but the way the game is structured, Wizards of the Coast tries to get players to do maximum buy-in, and i just can't take 100 book sets anymore...
Current MMOs: Rift, Tera, SWTOR, DDO |
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7/18/07 8:20:02 PM#19
First edition AD&D for me, although D&D (Basic, Expert, Companion, Master) still holds a soft for me as it was the first version of the game that I played. |
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9/07/07 11:54:18 PM#20
3.5 edition is my favorite by far. I really can't stand 2nd edition for the race/class restrictions, and just all the rules in general. I can't really comment on 1st edition because I never played it. I'm currently DMing a campaign with some college friends, and we only really use the core rule books, and have been for about a year and a half now. We delve into the supplements for bits and pieces, but other then that we don't use them much.
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. 2nd edition was pretty good too, although I did not like some of the changes, but at least it still felt like D&D to me. I am not a big fan of 3rd edition. They changed too much in my opinion. 
