My first experience with a role-playing game was in 1979, I was eleven years old and a friend invited me over to play this 'cool game'. That game was 'Top Secret' and I was hooked. I died something like 15 times trying to stop the sniper on the rooftop in the module that came with the game. I was shot, blown up, blew myself up, and fell off the roof, it was the best time of my life!!
D&D came next, someone on my block had the blue-chrome boxed set, but it was the first sighting of the hard back AD&D books in the local bookstore that opened a door to worlds I would never want to leave!
The years that followed brought many supplements, modules, books, boxes, magazines and of course editions/versions/updates to the game. Many of which I never bought or played, however anytime I saw something new in the store or on someones shelf or table it set my heart racing. More than that it inspired me to create new worlds and adventures for my friends to gather and play in.
I love this hobby.
When WOTC (Monte,Jonathan,and skip) created 3rd edition I was incredibly excited. My favorite game was given new life. Whether you like the final product or not, it was obviously a labor of love produced by folks who wanted to bring D&D to a new level. Not to mention so many more great artists bringing our fantasy to life on the pages.
WOTC/Hasbro gave us even more beautiful art and inspiration even if something was lost in the transition of D&D to the mainstream (being published by Hasbro).
In the end I don't really care who is making D&D as long as someone is. I like products I've seen from James Wyatt and Mike Mearls(which gives me hope), but I'd be equally excited to see a company like Paizo pick up the torch if/when it is passed.
Whether 4E is my cup of tea or not, I am truly excited to see it!!
Game on..
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Unbeliever! Heretic! Noob!
I jest of course. Glad to see a positive vibe. :D
I'm excited you are excited!
Seriously though, I hope it rocks.
Parden the interruption folks....I realize this has nothing to do with the intent of your original thread so perhaps you could consider me a commercial. I am a huge Top Secret/S.I. fan and formally invite you to the thread started under the "other RPGs" area of Paizo should you ever be interested in pursuing such converstaion (assuming you have not yet found it). Again my sincere apology for the interruption and I now return you to your reqularly scheduled program....please continue your conversation. In an effort to add to it.....I sincerely hope that 4th edition meets and exceeds you expectations. Enjoy gaming!
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I'm definitely glad to see *something* new, because, as many people have said, WotC couldn't continue on as a company if they didn't produce something new... and with all the competition that they created for themselves in the 3.x space for non-rules-based products they were having trouble keeping up. I'm happy that WotC will be around a little while longer, but I know that I'm not the target audience and obviously so as I have no interest in what they've said about it so far. I appreciate the necessity of something new from them, and I hope their target demographic picks it up and runs with it.
I'm definitely glad to see *something* new, because, as many people have said, WotC couldn't continue on as a company if they didn't produce something new...
WotC, the company, was in no danger; sale of CCGs and minis continue to be strong and are WotC's main profit generators. The D&D RPG division was experiencing a fall-off in sales; the margins for rule-/source-book publishing are much tighter.
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I'm definitely glad to see *something* new, because, as many people have said, WotC couldn't continue on as a company if they didn't produce something new...
WotC, the company, was in no danger; sale of CCGs and minis continue to be strong and are WotC's main profit generators. The D&D RPG division was experiencing a fall-off in sales; the margins for rule-/source-book publishing are much tighter.
Sorry, should have split the hair more finely. :) But good point.