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<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8875150" data-attributes="member: 27996"><p>One of the big factors with making a 2e was the fact that 1e was released over 3 years MM, then PHB, with the DMG last.</p><p></p><p>By the time the DMG was released - which had most of the rules putting the game together: MM, and PHB had already been out, and most active groups were already playing D&D using a Holmes/BX MM, PHB mash up...</p><p></p><p>Because of the way they were released; Basically no-one played AD&D1e RAW. So making a 2nd edition of the <em>specific AD&D1e rules set</em> was a mistake imho. </p><p></p><p>So what should have been done? </p><p></p><p><em>In my opinion;</em> a proper 2e should have been more of a AD&D-B/X cross with the initial simplicity of B/X, and the good bits of the 1e rules added in like the race and class separation. Moving what AD&D tried to do into the B/X spectrum; rather than trying to untangle and keep AD&D's baroque eccentricities. The TSR staff was aware of possibly using Ascending AC at the time of 2e, but ultimately rejected it in favor of backwards compatibility.</p><p></p><p>For me, 2e should have been something closer to OSE's advanced fantasy; with the race and class separation, and ascending AC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 8875150, member: 27996"] One of the big factors with making a 2e was the fact that 1e was released over 3 years MM, then PHB, with the DMG last. By the time the DMG was released - which had most of the rules putting the game together: MM, and PHB had already been out, and most active groups were already playing D&D using a Holmes/BX MM, PHB mash up... Because of the way they were released; Basically no-one played AD&D1e RAW. So making a 2nd edition of the [I]specific AD&D1e rules set[/I] was a mistake imho. So what should have been done? [I]In my opinion;[/I] a proper 2e should have been more of a AD&D-B/X cross with the initial simplicity of B/X, and the good bits of the 1e rules added in like the race and class separation. Moving what AD&D tried to do into the B/X spectrum; rather than trying to untangle and keep AD&D's baroque eccentricities. The TSR staff was aware of possibly using Ascending AC at the time of 2e, but ultimately rejected it in favor of backwards compatibility. For me, 2e should have been something closer to OSE's advanced fantasy; with the race and class separation, and ascending AC. [/QUOTE]
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