Dungeons & Dragons 5e?

[Endless Flight]

Is anyone here interested in a new edition of D&D.

I can't see how Wizards of the Coast can get a sizable portion of their fan base back who left after 4e turned out to be a disappointment.

[Mikael Hasselstein]

I've never been much of a D&D player, though I've played a little 2e and 3(.5)e. While I've always been annoyed at the rules of that game, regardless of edition, I've heard such bad stuff about 4e that I never looked at it.

I have no intention of going 5e, unless someone really puts in a pitch for me to join their D&D game. Given that I'm currently getting plenty of RPG jollies elsewhere, I don't see that happening.

All of this has more to do with the particular version of Fantasy that D&D puts forward rather than a function of the game system. The system has only ever proven to be an added annoyance to that main charge.

[Endless Flight]

I think 2e is still my favorite edition. There's not too much rules bloat.

[HJP-Thayan]

Everything I have heard is that the 5e will be more inline with the older editions, but with a more narrative bent... the major changes will be something called Themes...

[Endless Flight]

WotC seems to want to make everyone happy.

I've also read that they are reprinting 3.5e, but I'm not sure that matters, since Pathfinder (which is basically 3.75e) has attracted a sizable portion of that crowd.