The point of all of this is that I think that 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons is good enough almost exactly as written, and we should all give it a fair try without all the bias and baggage that we bring from previous editions. Some people aren’t going to like every description or every rule; that is unavoidable. Some people will wish that this or that were different-either more like 2e or less. That doesn’t change the fact that 3e is what it is, and we should give it a shot on it’s own merit. Resolve your likes and dislikes through role-playing and skillful DMing, and leave the rules overhauls to the times when they are required for the game to move forward. That way, we can all say that we’re playing more or less the same game, and everyone can be sure that no matter where he or she plays, the heart of the D&D rules system will be intact. It seems to me that this is the only resolution that is ultimately fair to everyone that plays D&D.
from an article by Chris Killian (of the 3rdedition.org) on 9/25/2000 when 3e was getting drilled about ‘how it isn’t really DnD and I need to house rule everything’.
funny how history repeats, isn’t it?
