Comments on: Whipped Topping Edition Wars

By: Clint Memo

Clint Memo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:50:41 +0000

Being the author, I can confirm that this post is not a response to the previous blog entry. In fact, I had not read the previous entry until now. :P
Consider it an example of “great minds think alike” – or something.

By: ThistledownJohn

ThistledownJohn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:39:59 +0000

Bravo, sir! Your dessert topping analogy was deftly penned! I enjoyed it very much, and as someone who has much edition-anxiety, your point really hit the mark with me. I would say that this post was the cream of the crop, but I may be flayed for excessive punmanship!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:46:39 +0000

Wow. This is exactly how I feel, but from a different angle

By: Mr. Son

Mr. Son — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:41:34 +0000

Hah! I just recently had a similar experience to your Cool Whip one with butter. I used to eat Country Crock ‘hydrogenated vegetable spread’ on my toast and noodles. For years and years I swore by it. Then within the last month or so, I switched to real butter. I hadn’t known what I’d been missing.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:54:00 +0000

4th edition came out and half my group loved it. The other half (which includes myself) hates it. It was kinda like having an edition war in your backyard. Or listen to somebody talk of ‘whose religion is better’ over and over.

Us 3.5 lovers went to Pathfinder, which cool for your D&D fix.

Over time, we’ve sort of made Pathfinder our main game, and the choice hasn’t split and ruined our gaming group.

Personally, I like Pathfinder but find the whole D&D apparatus (regardless of edition) limiting. I like the new World of Darkness more, heck, I’d go for trying out some of that Savage Worlds stuff. Its just kinda hard to get a group of people bent on D&D to change.

Anyway, great blog post. Reminds me of some recent choices of mine and of a blogpost of Erik Mona: “The Edition Wars are over.” Thats kinda of approach I take. I try not to complain. Too much.

By: Greg Christopher

Greg Christopher — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:55:02 +0000

I was 17 when 3rd Ed. was released. It was the greatest thing I had ever seen, despite having played 2nd Ed. in my earlier years.

Fast forward to today. I have played many more games, matured a lot as a person, etc. I have come to view D&D in an almost pitiable way now. It is a game system that is almost pure combat designed to be used in these contrived dungeon complexes. Just seems so stupid to me now.

Now I am so much more focused on roleplaying, plot, complexity, etc. D&D just seems so infantile to me.

Sorry if that sounds elitist, but thats how I feel now.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:39:16 +0000

For anyone that’s wondering, this blog post is not (to the best of my knowledge) a response to the previous blog entry or any comment made thereafter. It was sitting in the queue, and it just so happened to be its turn for release. So read this as a standalone editorial, not a reply to the previous entry.