The Demise of Dungeons & Dragons

Some excerpts from a recent article* on D&D:

I'm not sure what Wizards of the Coast was thinking when they started this grand venture, but I'm hoping they missed the mark and are just too embarassed to admit it.

From the few bits and pieces about the...edition I've seen, many changes have taken place, so much so that the original core set of rules almost seems non-existant.

I don't claim to know everything about the...edition of our favorite roleplaying game (and the cause of many late, sleepness nights of pizza and bloodshed). ... What I am is a concerned gamer. Concerned with the path Wizards of the Coast has chosen for my favorite roleplaying game of all time. What's next? Will Tiamat become the very model of a modern major general? Will Elminster become a necromancer? Will umberhulks become the choice pet for kings and queens the land over? How many licks does it take to get to the center of... OK, you get my point.


*: "Recent" being August, 2000. Of course, they're talking about 3rd Edition, not 4E. But while the mechanics may have changed, the arguments haven't (read the comments and see). This is yet another example of me pointing out that the edition wars surrounding 3x/4E are just the same old thing in different clothing. What's interesting is that many of the people who would dismiss the anti-3E arguments from this article and its comments use the same logic against 4E, without looking at the discussion from a higher level and putting things into perspective.