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Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: 1989 on April 26, 2012, 11:36:10 AM
See the front page of Enworld.org. (//enworld.org)

Give me my 2e reprints!!!! YES! Make it happen!!!
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Benoist on April 26, 2012, 11:38:29 AM
Page is taking a while to load on my end.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: jadrax on April 26, 2012, 11:41:28 AM
Quote from: Benoist;534143Page is taking a while to load on my end.

Yeah the site is crawling - mind it has never been a fast site for me.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: jeff37923 on April 26, 2012, 11:42:33 AM
I've read a few rumors of this. Is it now official?
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Benoist on April 26, 2012, 11:43:35 AM
Seems to be. Two core 3.5 core books appear on Barnes & Nobles website and mention these are the versions with errata, along with ISBN and so on.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: ggroy on April 26, 2012, 11:44:36 AM
What would be amusing is if these B&N listings were actually disinformation, and actually placeholders for the 5E/Next D&D core books.

There's a quirky listing titled "Provolone" with the same release date (9/18/2012), as the two other "3.5E" books.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/provolone-wizards-rpg-team/1110379200?ean=9780786962457&itm=6&usri=wizards+rpg+team
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: One Horse Town on April 26, 2012, 11:46:13 AM
I could repeat my wensleydale joke if you like.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Halloween Jack on April 26, 2012, 11:51:34 AM
Quote from: ggroy;534148What would be amusing is if these B&N listings were actually disinformation, and actually placeholders for the 5E/Next D&D core books.

There's a quirky listing titled "Provolone" with the same release date (9/18/2012), as the two other "3.5E" books.
Monte Cook's Unearthed Ricotta.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: danbuter on April 26, 2012, 11:54:02 AM
If this reprint incorporates all of the errata that existed when 3.5 was shut down, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. If not, I'm skipping it.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: misterguignol on April 26, 2012, 12:02:22 PM
No Monster Manual reprints?  Huh.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Exploderwizard on April 26, 2012, 12:03:52 PM
Quote from: Halloween Jack;534151Monte Cook's Unearthed Ricotta.

:rotfl:
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: jeff37923 on April 26, 2012, 12:04:19 PM
Quote from: misterguignol;534154No Monster Manual reprints?  Huh.

Rumor says that is what the "provolone" placeholder is for.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: jadrax on April 26, 2012, 12:07:11 PM
Quote from: misterguignol;534154No Monster Manual reprints?  Huh.

No call for it squire...

Nah, realistically I think it will be coming out, just later. Of course we have no real idea yet of how well WotC is going to 'support' old editions.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: misterguignol on April 26, 2012, 12:16:48 PM
Quote from: jadrax;534157No call for it squire...

Nah, realistically I think it will be coming out, just later. Of course we have no real idea yet of how well WotC is going to 'support' old editions.

If you don't have a 3.5 MM, there is a definite need.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: thedungeondelver on April 26, 2012, 12:25:30 PM
This makes sense; it's the inverse Star Trek principal:  Odd-numbered D&D's are great, even numbered ones are trash and don't get reprints.  I'm OK with that.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Drohem on April 26, 2012, 01:00:27 PM
I probably will not spend any money on these reprints.  Although, it would be very cool to have the three 3.5 D&D core books with all the errata included; especially with the knowledge that no new errata is forthcoming. ;)
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: thedungeondelver on April 26, 2012, 01:08:09 PM
Thinking on this; if I had to pick a "version" of 3rd edition I preferred (and lord knows I don't much care for either one) I'd honestly say 3e rather than 3.5 just based on 3e's presentation.  The 3.5e DMG is dull, dull, dull.  When I checked out a 3rd edition DMG it seemed to at the very least have some ... verve? to it.  3.5 is fantasy stereo instructions.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: misterguignol on April 26, 2012, 01:15:45 PM
I'm sure I'll pass on this either way as 3.x is my least favorite edition.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: 1989 on April 26, 2012, 01:28:46 PM
I'll for sure pass, as well, but man, can we please have some 2e and some Rules Cyclopedia!?
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Endless Flight on April 26, 2012, 01:45:47 PM
A Rules Cyclopedia reprint would sell like hotcakes.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: misterguignol on April 26, 2012, 01:48:10 PM
Hmm, I might be the only weirdo who'd rather see all the BECM booklets republished in one big box than the Rules Cyclopedia!
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Endless Flight on April 26, 2012, 01:50:22 PM
Well, in reality, what I'd really like to see is the Rules Cyclopedia formatted to include the art from the boxed sets.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Exploderwizard on April 26, 2012, 02:01:01 PM
Quote from: misterguignol;534174Hmm, I might be the only weirdo who'd rather see all the BECM booklets republished in one big box than the Rules Cyclopedia!

Replace BECM with Moldvay/Cook/Marsh B/X in one box and I'm sold.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Halloween Jack on April 26, 2012, 03:14:14 PM
I think I would like a BECMI or a Moldvay reprint...but the thing is, you can still get dead-tree versions of S&W and LL, can't you? And they even have nice covers.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: misterguignol on April 26, 2012, 03:17:15 PM
Quote from: Halloween Jack;534198I think I would like a BECMI or a Moldvay reprint...but the thing is, you can still get dead-tree versions of S&W and LL, can't you? And they even have nice covers.

Sure, and LL is what I use currently.  I can say without shame that I'd buy a BECM reprint solely for the nostalgia.  Nostalgia isn't always a bad thing.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: ggroy on April 26, 2012, 03:57:21 PM
The B&N links to these alleged "3.5E" books don't work anymore.

Doing a search for WotC titles on B&N, these three titles don't show up at all anymore.

A hoax all along?
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Endless Flight on April 26, 2012, 04:01:21 PM
I don't know, but the Amazon prices for 3.5 books are outrageous. Sellers charging $480 for a "new" core rulebook slipcase set? If I knew anyone might pay for them at that price I should have bought a few for $60 back then and tucked them away for investment purposes.
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Post by: Marleycat on April 26, 2012, 08:37:47 PM
I'm not interested in a 3.5 reprint since I have Pathfinder. But an RC? Not even a question.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Acta Est Fabula on April 26, 2012, 08:54:35 PM
Quote from: 1989;534142Give me my 2e reprints!!!! YES! Make it happen!!!

Lucky for me, I have multiple copies of my 2e stuff.  Too bad I can't find anyone to play with around here.  My gaming group prefers other games (WFRP 1e, Compact Heroes, etc) than AD&D 2e.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Acta Est Fabula on April 26, 2012, 08:56:28 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;534180Replace BECM with Moldvay/Cook/Marsh B/X in one box and I'm sold.

Oh hell yes
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Melan on April 27, 2012, 06:36:12 AM
Quote from: Endless Flight;534212I don't know, but the Amazon prices for 3.5 books are outrageous. Sellers charging $480 for a "new" core rulebook slipcase set? If I knew anyone might pay for them at that price I should have bought a few for $60 back then and tucked them away for investment purposes.
Those people are grossly overestimating the value of their used books, or hoping for that one idiot in ten thousand who will pay big bucks for the copy where the Cheetos stains look vaguely like the Virgin Mary. They aren't going to sell anything.

For example, based on completed listings, that 3.5 slip case collection goes between $60 and $100 on eBay. A collection of the three core books (sans the slip case) is around $75. There are occasional outliers, but that seems to be the common going price.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: APN on April 27, 2012, 07:11:20 AM
RC with errata would be nice but a special 'all in one' edition of the BECMI books (or at least the BECM books because the gold set immortals was a bit on the crunchy and nonsensical side. Still, it's been decades since I read it so I might be wrong...) would be worth a punt for a few copies. One to put on the shelf, another to put on a different shelf in case the first fell down. Two for the loft (one left out to attract the moths and another hidden from their greedy nibbling mandibles), one to leave in bubble wrap, seal in a safe and bury in the garden for safe keeping. Perhaps another to lock in a bank vault and sell in 10 years time on ebay for $10,0000,000000,00,000000 eurodollars on a buy it now.

I'm sure I've forgotten something...

Oh yeah, one to play. But I'd probably hoard that as well.

How many would actually play with these reprints rather than simply hoard and gaze lovingly at them?
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Exploderwizard on April 27, 2012, 07:47:14 AM
Quote from: APN;534386How many would actually play with these reprints rather than simply hoard and gaze lovingly at them?

Well, if I got my B/X reprints then I woould get a stack of them to play with so I could keep my originals on the shelf to gaze upon lovingly.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: RPGPundit on April 28, 2012, 02:06:54 AM
Its my hope that they'll reprint all kinds of things.

RPGPundit
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: kythri on April 28, 2012, 02:06:43 PM
Reprints would be great (for various versions), but it'd be so much easier and cheaper if they'd start by opening up PDF sales again (and pricing them reasonably).
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Allensh on April 28, 2012, 02:23:31 PM
Pretty much looking like the 3.5 reprints were a hoax. But the Dungeon board game is for real; it's on Wizards' site now.

Allen
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: thedungeondelver on April 28, 2012, 02:44:56 PM
Quote from: Allensh;534714Pretty much looking like the 3.5 reprints were a hoax. But the Dungeon board game is for real; it's on Wizards' site now.

Allen

Where?  I'm not seeing it.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Marleycat on April 28, 2012, 02:48:45 PM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;534717Where?  I'm not seeing it.

All I see is Lords of Waterdeep and that's been out since last month.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Benoist on April 28, 2012, 03:41:13 PM
LOL Enworld is so loaded with various ad, script, app whatever shit that now it just crashes in my browser repeatedly (Mozilla).
That place is total shit.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: misterguignol on April 28, 2012, 03:44:16 PM
Quote from: Allensh;534714Pretty much looking like the 3.5 reprints were a hoax. But the Dungeon board game is for real; it's on Wizards' site now.

Allen

If it was a hoax, I can't imagine who is laughing at it...except maybe the folks at Paizo ;)
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Justin Alexander on April 28, 2012, 04:40:14 PM
Quote from: Allensh;534714Pretty much looking like the 3.5 reprints were a hoax. But the Dungeon board game is for real; it's on Wizards' site now.

That sounds weird, since the Dungeon! boardgame was the first thing that was confirmed as a hoax.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: thedungeondelver on April 28, 2012, 04:48:19 PM
Quote from: Marleycat;534718All I see is Lords of Waterdeep and that's been out since last month.

Finally found it; it's on mike mearls' twitter:

http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/dungeonbg
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Marleycat on April 28, 2012, 06:12:07 PM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;534734Finally found it; it's on mike mearls' twitter:

http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/dungeonbg

Ha! I know a FLGS that carries every boadgame imaginable I will have to drop by and see if it's on the level of Talisman. Love Talisman even though I never win.
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Post by: Doom on April 28, 2012, 06:16:23 PM
Don't buy it unless you've money to burn. Dungeon! is not bad for nostalgia, but I don't think I ever played it once I bought Talisman.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: thedungeondelver on April 28, 2012, 06:25:17 PM
[strike]Descent[/strike]HeroQuest is pretty much the ultimate "D******s&D*****s" boardgame,
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Marleycat on April 28, 2012, 06:34:59 PM
Well that's disappointing.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Mistwell on April 28, 2012, 10:40:44 PM
Quote from: Allensh;534714Pretty much looking like the 3.5 reprints were a hoax. But the Dungeon board game is for real; it's on Wizards' site now.

Allen

You think because it was removed, that makes it a hoax?
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: jadrax on April 29, 2012, 09:24:44 AM
Quote from: Benoist;534723LOL Enworld is so loaded with various ad, script, app whatever shit that now it just crashes in my browser repeatedly (Mozilla).
That place is total shit.

http://noscript.net/
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Acta Est Fabula on April 29, 2012, 10:45:55 AM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;534759[strike]Descent[/strike]HeroQuest is pretty much the ultimate "D******s&D*****s" boardgame,


I don't have Dungeon, but I do have Heroquest, and I still play it with my son every once in a while.
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Post by: Drohem on April 29, 2012, 12:19:16 PM
Wait?  What is the hoax bullshit?  Is there merit to this?  Can this be confirmed by links?
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Mistwell on April 29, 2012, 12:41:16 PM
Quote from: Drohem;534914Wait?  What is the hoax bullshit?  Is there merit to this?  Can this be confirmed by links?

No, it's just some random poster at EW saying he spoke with customer service and they said the Dungeon game is a hoax...a day before WOTC confirmed it was indeed being released.  Everything looks like not a hoax to me, and just a screw-up in briefly listing something earlier than they were supposed to list it.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Drohem on April 29, 2012, 12:43:17 PM
Quote from: Mistwell;534917No, it's just some random poster at EW saying he spoke with customer service and they said the Dungeon game is a hoax...a day before WOTC confirmed it was indeed being released.  Everything looks like not a hoax to me, and just a screw-up in briefly listing something earlier than they were supposed to list it.

OK, cool then.  Thanks! :)
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Post by: Benoist on April 29, 2012, 01:26:21 PM
Quote from: jadrax;534897http://noscript.net/

Actually I have no script installed and EnWorld still crashes repeatedly on me.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: thedungeondelver on April 29, 2012, 01:47:55 PM
Noscript, adblock plus, image block and Do Not Load Images gets you through some of the Enworld stuff.  It's still dreadfully slow though.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: jadrax on April 29, 2012, 01:50:10 PM
Quote from: Benoist;534939Actually I have no script installed and EnWorld still crashes repeatedly on me.

Mmm, weird. I also have the following on my machine which may help:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/leechblock/
http://adblockplus.org/en/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flash-killer/
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Marleycat on April 29, 2012, 01:52:29 PM
As Delver says it's a very slow site.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: PaladinCA on April 29, 2012, 02:09:58 PM
I happen to agree with Benoist. Enworld's server is shit.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Declan MacManus on April 29, 2012, 07:27:47 PM
Gaaaawwww-duh.

Why won't this piece of shit game ever die?
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Marleycat on April 29, 2012, 07:38:21 PM
Quote from: Declan MacManus;535092Gaaaawwww-duh.

Why won't this piece of shit game ever die?

OGL. 3/3.5e will never die no matter how much Wotc wishes for it.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Declan MacManus on April 29, 2012, 07:50:10 PM
Quote from: Marleycat;535096OGL. 3/3.5e will never die no matter how much Wotc wishes for it.

It needs to be drowned in the river like an unwanted Chinese baby.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: jeff37923 on April 29, 2012, 07:53:34 PM
Quote from: Declan MacManus;535102It needs to be drowned in the river like an unwanted Chinese baby.

It will only arise as a form of undead, walking the Earth and infecting people with the knowledge that the hobby is immortal while the industry may die.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Spinachcat on April 30, 2012, 03:04:52 AM
Dungeon is enjoyable, but its D&D Chutes & Ladders. Near zero strategy and lots of dice rolls. But hey, break out the margaritas and crank up the Sabbath and its all good.

Quote from: thedungeondelver;534759[strike]Descent[/strike]HeroQuest is pretty much the ultimate "D******s&D*****s" boardgame,

Warhammer Quest is significantly better than HQ, but HQ is fun and easier to find...but for pure awesome, WHQ is the king.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: jcfiala on April 30, 2012, 12:10:12 PM
Quote from: Spinachcat;535188Dungeon is enjoyable, but its D&D Chutes & Ladders. Near zero strategy and lots of dice rolls. But hey, break out the margaritas and crank up the Sabbath and its all good.

It is pretty simple.  I find it interesting that the new description mentions going up to level 6 - I don't remember that from the version I had before.  It's possible they've enhanced it, but I figure we'll find out when it gets out.
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Post by: Declan MacManus on April 30, 2012, 05:20:23 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;535104It will only arise as a form of undead, walking the Earth and infecting people with the knowledge that the hobby is immortal while the industry may die.

If 3.x is the only game still being played when the industry inevitably goes tits up, then there's really no point in the hobby surviving at all.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: Mistwell on May 01, 2012, 02:08:59 PM
Quote from: Benoist;534939Actually I have no script installed and EnWorld still crashes repeatedly on me.

I just installed no-script, and I find it slows sites down rather than speeding them up like it's supposed to.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: ggroy on May 01, 2012, 02:22:29 PM
I just manually turn the scripting off, unless a particular web page really requires it.

To post on ENworld, I usually turn the scripting on and turn it back off when I'm done.  (With the scripting turned off on ENworld, it's very tedious to post).
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: RPGPundit on May 02, 2012, 11:58:08 AM
Quote from: Declan MacManus;535325If 3.x is the only game still being played when the industry inevitably goes tits up, then there's really no point in the hobby surviving at all.

Wow dude, you have some serious issues with 3.x... is it just that in particular, or do you have a similar kind of hatred for any other games?

RPGPundit
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: daniel_ream on May 02, 2012, 12:58:32 PM
Personally, my distaste for Justifiers burns with the heat of a thousand suns, but since pretty much everyone agrees with me on that one I don't get very many opportunities to stir up forum drama.
Title: WotC reprinting 3.5
Post by: flyingcircus on May 11, 2012, 05:53:59 PM
Quote from: Declan MacManus;535325If 3.x is the only game still being played when the industry inevitably goes tits up, then there's really no point in the hobby surviving at all.

Says you..... I don't play 3.x anyhow, I play AD&D 1E/ OSRIC, I could care less about 3.x or 5E.