I've never actually played a 2e game, but I own a few guidebooks. Those are some of the best guidebooks in D&D tbh

Most of the people who like 3e like it because you can build your character to be almost anything. The downside is alllllllll the dice rolling and rule checking, which is why I think 5e has taken a shining to the new crowd.

But I'm surprised, because I was told 2e had even more dice rolling and checks to make than 5e did. I really don't know much about it though.

I've noticed a lot of 5e and few 3e players here, but I'm curious,
Are there any 2e players here?

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You mean Ad&d second edition?

@Kenshi I've played everything but Basic D&D. I'm an extremely experienced player and know 3rd edition (3.5 if your nitpicky) rules by heart. I do however favor Pathfinder over 5th edition and 3rd edition D&D. As both Pathfinder and 3rd edition D&D are cross compatible.

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Never played 3rd, we got the books, but none of us wanted to DM it.
Went back to playing 2nd, until our DM bought 4th.
I hated 4th, too much like super hero video game.

Actually I came for the free ale 😎

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I got a major collection of them, I'd have to say Unearthed Arcana is my fave.
I 've played all the editions except 3rd, never could get into it.

I hated 4th.

Tabletop Simulator is pretty good. I've never tried playing DnD on it but I have played other tabletop games with it and it really depends on how the program is set up. I would have to assume with DnD's popularity there are probably a lot of HQ games you can download.

20$ sounds steep for what is essentially a sandbox table top simulator, but with all the stuff the community is making, you'll get your money's worth if you play table top often. I'd watch some youtube videos of it if you're still unsure.