I’ve been playing D&D in some form for… let’s just say a long time. Through every major edition, including the minor revisions like Unearthed Arcana and Player’s Option.  Every release, there are some detractors and some controversy stirred up. It seems to grow louder with every edition, too. Some people still swear by 1st or 2nd Edition over 3 or 3.5, but for the most part 3rd Edition was rapidly accepted after some initial grumbling.  It’s this time delay that lets me write about it now, rather than just after release.  The game has had around three quarters of a year to settle into the minds of gamers and the community.  Yet a large portion of the community still gnashes teeth at the idea that 4th Edition is called ‘D&D’ at all.  This is very surprising considering the majority of pre-release reviews were positively glowing with praise for the new game. Obviously there’s some sort of split, even discounting the grouches who will hate the game regardless of how good it is.

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