Hey I'm really sorry to hear that you've experienced such pain. The things you wrote about: loss of enjoyment in things you used to do and such, are clinical signs of depression. If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend that you talk to a grief counselor before you feel any worse. Loss of loved ones, death, either natural or accidental, are difficult things to assimilate, but they are important lessons in life because, sooner or later, everyone has to go. Best of luck.
Like so many have stated, there really isn't the option that appeals to people like me. Namely, I'm sticking with 3.5 and d20 in general after 4E comes out. But here's the stickler. I will buy (have pre-ordered actually) the 4E rules. I'm curious enough to see what the fuss is about. Some of the rules I've heard on the D&D podcast are intriguing but not necessarily something I could retrofit into 3.5. But 4E will become the new standard so it behooves a semi-dedicated player to stay informed. I've invested a lot of money and time and money into 3.5/d20 and have at least another year's (maybe 2) of gaming planned out with more on the way. d20 and the OGL has generated countless amounts of 3rd party game aids which offer many times more game options than what WotC put out, which is already a considerable amount. My next campaign is a time travelling Call of Cthulhu d20 that moves from Ancient Rome to Medieval Europe to 20th century USA to Post-Apocalyptic USA to outer space. All using d20 rules and game systems with Mythos elements tossed in. Will 4E be able to do this? Not for a long, long time. I'm also playing Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu and, given what I've seen thus far, BRP is looking sweeter every day.
1) I've got at least a year of 3.5 material that I want to play through. I might convert as a player, but continue to DM 3.5 and d20 products until sometime in mid 2009. I'm also planning to wait until at least one set of rules errata is published. 2) If Paizo converts, I'll still buy GM support items but not modules. 3) If Paizo doesn't convert, I'll still buy GM support items and maybe some sale items using 3.5. In general I like Paizo's "one stop shopping" mentality. I can gets tons of stuff I wouldn't find in one place like I can here. Thanks for asking your audience! |