This site seems pretty much based on video games but maybe there's some paper geeks out there too. I'm curious as to your thoughts on D&D 4th edition vs 3.5.

In my opinion the system is waaaaaaaay more fluid then 3.5, the combat especially. It seems to have simplified and at the same time added way more options. Also, it seems to have evened out the classes as a whole example: in 3.5 Fighter early lvls was great, dealt awesome damage and was all around fun to play, Yet if you advance 10 lvls and casters wipe the floor with any fighter in sheer power and versatility. (Yes it's all in how you play your character, but over-all casters get a hand up). 4.0 fixed all that, basically every class is awesome from beginning to end, and not only that but they're fully custimizable.

4.0 also made your characters interesting at every single lvl. Every lvl you advance you get something new whether it be a power, feat, or a stat (Sometimes all 3!). In addition 4.0 simplifies all the skills in the game which makes it alot easier to play instead of rolling every 5sec for something that could be taken care of with roleplaying.

So, please give me your thoughts, your likes/dis-likes and we'll hopefully get to see which is the best.

Our group played D'n'D 4 for about 6 months.

In the end we got bored. It wasn't conducive to actual role play. And really dumbed down. More designed for kiddies I guess.

We are now playing Hackmaster version number 5. That's looking like a really great game. Old school and the battles are brutal. Zero hit points and you're dead. That's it. Very intense and you have to be careful and on to it all the time.