I must say that I am pretty sorry that some of people I have in a very deep respect (like for example John Morrow) don't like new edition, because that puts me in serious doubt whether I am not missing some horrible flaw. Also it leaves me with a feeling of a being left alone.
I have the same feeling with some of my friends round here. And on the top of it I have my own doubts and fears it wouldn't be as good as it seems. My hope is that despite we will end playing different editions of this game the ability to share common experience will stay and will not divide the community... that would be pitty.
Hey there,
I hate everything I've heard about 4e, it's the opposite of what I want in a game system, I'd still play in Pseudoephedrine's game though, it just sounds cool.
So, I wouldn't worry too much. Ideally it will just give us new things to argue about. We may disagree on the merits of individual games, but we agree on the importance of having fun, rolling some dice and most of us even agree on the importance of some decent snacks at the table.
After friends, fun, dice and snacks, the rest is detail.