Quote from: ggroy;412838So far the WotC 4E modules have been kinda crappy imho.  Third party companies producing 4E modules haven't been much better either imho (ie. Goodman, XRP, etc ...).

Most of the WotC adventures I've seen have been really mediocre, which in some ways is worse than being crappy. A few have been OK; I actually dig Hammerfast. My main problem right now with WotC when it comes to adventures is that they've produced some modules I actually would love to have, but they aren't readily available. Specifically, I'm talking about the adaptations of classic modules that are only available via the RPGA - Village of Hommlet and Keep on the Borderlands are high on my "want" list; I lucked out and found Tomb of Horrors - the 4e adaptation of the original module, not the hardback adventure - at a used bookstore.

Quote from: ColonelHardisson;412846Specifically, I'm talking about the adaptations of classic modules that are only available via the RPGA - Village of Hommlet and Keep on the Borderlands are high on my "want" list; I lucked out and found Tomb of Horrors - the 4e adaptation of the original module, not the hardback adventure - at a used bookstore.

I briefly skimmed the 4E Village of Hommlet adaptation awhile ago.  (One of my friends had it).  At first I thought it looked like a generic 4E WotC module.  It didn't evoke the same impressions I had of the original version from back in the day.

The present season of 4E Encounters is "Keep on the Borderlands".  For the first several sessions, I didn't recognize much if any of the original B2 module.  Strange.  It may very well be just in name only?

I gave up on D&D near the end of 3e. I was burned out. Same with White Wolf. Nowadays, most of my gaming purchases are online, and there's no where near as many as there used to be.

There is a metric ton of awesome RPG stuff out there between the game store, the small press POD and the PDF world.

When 3e came, I tried it and then realized it wasn't for me.   So my gaming dollars got spread about to other companies.  

I have never been at a loss to find something interesting every few months.

My response has been to delve in the past.  Complete my collection of 1E gaming materials and also branching out into other RPGs such as Pendragon, WEG Starwars and Traveller.  Alas, none of these are carried by game stores.

Quote from: Fiasco;412853My response has been to delve in the past.  Complete my collection of 1E gaming materials and also branching out into other RPGs such as Pendragon, WEG Starwars and Traveller.  Alas, none of these are carried by game stores.

Same here.

I've been slowly filling in the gaps in my 1E AD&D collection.  I still have some huge significant gaps, such as the Dragonlance modules and many of the modules for the BECMI box sets.

Another rpg I would like to fill in the gaps eventually, would be the FASERIP Marvel Super Heroes.

Quote from: ggroy;412835But after the two major editing botch jobs (ie. MRQ2 Arms & Equipment and Necromancy), my interest fell flat again.  At this point, I'm in a wait and see mode with each new MRQ2 release.  Any further major botch jobs, and I'll probably forgo MRQ2 altogether.

Yeah, editing has never been Mongoose's strong point.  On the other hand, with the exception of Vikings, none of the supplements I listed were from Mongoose.  There's a surprising amount of BRP activity from other publishers.

Quote from: Fiasco;412853Complete my collection of 1E gaming materials and also branching out into other RPGs such as Pendragon, WEG Starwars and Traveller.

Pendragon is one of those games I always wanted to get into, but just never got around to.  Maybe I'll look into that.  (Although I really don't know why -- I don't have time to play the games I already own.)

Quote from: Philotomy Jurament;412856Pendragon is one of those games I always wanted to get into, but just never got around to.  Maybe I'll look into that.  (Although I really don't know why -- I don't have time to play the games I already own.)

Pretty much.  Doubt I will ever run it, but a beatiful system for what it sets out to achieve.

I played Pendragon way back then, in France. 20 years ago maybe. I love this game.

Quote from: Philotomy JuramentI feel like my renewed interest in BRP and Runequest just opened this kind of thing up to me, again.

The upswing in BRP stuff has me buying a lot more lately too... Though not from B&M stores which haven't carried much of interest to me for years. I've really been enjoying Chaosium's monographs and Alephtar's Rome and Dragon Lines books are great.
Game stores stopped being much of a destination for me when I stopped being able to find much beside WOTC and WW stuff. Miniatures were still a draw for a while... But now I see nothing but GW and Privateer minis.

Quote from: ggroy;412822Same here, though I've more or less stopped buying D&D stuff with the advent of 4E Essentials.

+1

And I stopped buying Pathfinder stuff when Paizo switched to their own ruleset.

For the same reason.

Quote from: ggroy;412854Same here.

I've been slowly filling in the gaps in my 1E AD&D collection.  I still have some huge significant gaps, such as the Dragonlance modules and many of the modules for the BECMI box sets.

Another rpg I would like to fill in the gaps eventually, would be the FASERIP Marvel Super Heroes.

I have all but the last two of the dl original adventures. I'd be willing to part with them if you think you would really enjoy them. I get some sublime sense of satisfaction having them on my shelf, but I need to thin things down and they are probably never getting played.

Quote from: Fiasco;412821This isn't meant to be a woe is me story, just curious to see if others feel the same way.  I am interested in other RPGs, plan on running an OD&D campaign, but I've always liked to stay in touch with the lastest edition of D&D as well. I feel like there has been a hole in my gaming world since mid 2007.

Sure, I've largely felt the same way for a good while.  This is especially true of my regular store, that moved into a mall, only sells the big names and follows more of a "boutique" model now.  I've lost interest in a lot of shops that way.  I really only go in to see the guys and look at gaming accessories.

However, I do make it into something of a hobby now to try to hunt down the "other kind" of gaming store whenever I'm out of town.  You know, crammed floor to ceiling with dusty old games, impossible to find anything, have to ask the Warhammer guy to move so you can see that one product.  When you find something you want, it's like finding buried treasure.  That cheap thrill has only gotten better.

Last time I took a weekend trip with my girlfriend, I spotted a gaming store cold from the car in the Middle of Nowhere, NY and nearly killed us with enthusiasm of our unexpected detour.  There are still good times to be had.

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And I stopped buying Pathfinder stuff when Paizo switched to their own ruleset.

For the same reason.

I stopped pre-ordering any Heinsoo 4E D&D books after I stopped DM'ing 4E around 9+ months ago.  The last 4E books I had on pre-order were Underdark and Plane Below.  I picked up the modules (HS1 and HS2) and settings (Hammerfast, Vor Rukoth), largely as impulse buys when I just happened to be at a gaming store at various times.

Awhile ago I picked up the Dark Sun and PHB3 books.  I was playing a psionics character in the previous 4E Encounters season, which was in Dark Sun.

I gradually picked up the other 2010 4E Heinsoo books, such as Plane Above, Demonomicon, etc ... mostly buying them highly discounted from some web book retailers.

At the moment, I don't really see much that I would consider a "must buy" in the already announced 2011 4E titles.  Though I'll check out the Shadowfell, Neverwinter, "Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium", and Gardmore Abbey books or box sets, to see whether they would be worth buying.  For the more crunch heavy players options or compendium books, I would like to go through them first before deciding whether to continue buying any more 4E Mearls style mechanics books.

In regard to Pathfinder stuff after the release of the Pathfinder rpg core books in August 2009, I didn't see much point in buying the more crunch heavy rulebooks and supplement titles, since I wasn't playing or DM'ing a Pathfinder game.  The adventure paths, modules, and region setting type supplement books were relatively easy to adapt to the 4E D&D games I was DM'ing back in late-2008 -> 2009.

At this point in time, the only instance where I could be inclined to play Pathfinder, would be if there was a local organized Pathfinder Society game.  As far as I know, there are no Pathfinder Society games being played in my area within a 100 mile drive.  I don't see much point in driving 2 hours to the next town over every week (or month) to play a Pathfinder Society game.

In terms of local Pathfinder or 3.5E D&D games I'm aware of (whether through ads posted up at local gaming stores, craigslist, etc ... or word of mouth), they have been far and few between.  Typically the few local 3.5E/Pathfinder groups I came across were ones which only played once a month, and had frequent problems with players not showing up regularly.  Not exactly an engaging game when only one or two players show up for a game, once a month.