JamesDixon
GM Extraordinaire
I started with AD&D 1E and have fond memories of the work that Gary and company did. I loved AD&D 2E since it was a vast improvement over 1E and Basic. I never got the appeal of D&D Basic, so never played it. The mechanics though were consistent across editions.
When TSR closed I was saddened due to it meaning the death of AD&D 2E. After WotC bought it I had high hopes for the future of the games. That was dashed when D&D 3.x came out. No longer did the DM have freedom to adjudicate, but the entire mechanics didn't resemble the games that came before. So for me, WotC D&D is just in name only. It's a marketing tool as it shares none of what made D&D/AD&D D&D/AD&D. I see that the trend has continued with 4th and 5th editions.
When TSR closed I was saddened due to it meaning the death of AD&D 2E. After WotC bought it I had high hopes for the future of the games. That was dashed when D&D 3.x came out. No longer did the DM have freedom to adjudicate, but the entire mechanics didn't resemble the games that came before. So for me, WotC D&D is just in name only. It's a marketing tool as it shares none of what made D&D/AD&D D&D/AD&D. I see that the trend has continued with 4th and 5th editions.