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* Tabletop games in general tend to suffer from this over time, partly because of a very simple dynamic. If a game gets some success, fans tend to like its traits. The designers may not: they probably had numerous kludgy hacks and flaws that irritate. Regardless, a 2nd edition usually expands and smooths over game. Designers will then become somewhat less tolerant of the things they couldn't get rid of previously. A 3rd edition will become somewhat more complicated in ways which often mystify players but also overly-simplify many of the more fun aspects of the game (frequent and often over-used nerfing tends to occur). A 4th edition often sees the designers (possibly an entirely new crew) rip out the entire game and rebuild it. This can utterly change the game, and the dynamic is not always improved by the fact that the later designers often started as fans of the game. Major examples include ''[[Dungeons
* Every time ''[[Dungeons
** Gamers don't even need to wait for edition changes anymore. [[Wizards of the Coast]], the company that currently owns ''D&D'', publishes "rules updates" every few months, which include genuine errata (i.e., corrections to mistakes that have been noticed since the last update, changes made in the last update, or books published since the last update), as well as changes to things the game designers have noticed that players have been taking advantage of, changes to whatever the online fanbase has been complaining the most about recently, and - most controversially - changes to things the game designers have just kind of decided they'd like to work differently. Those last three elements often involve completely revamping popular character options and frequently invalidate popular character builds, making ''Dungeons & Dragons 4e'' [[Ruined FOREVER]] every few months. Now the ''Essentials'' release has fans [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/8/23/ up in arms] all over again.
*** 5th Edition has been announced, with most being hopeful it will be more like 3.5 (with better balance and some rules reworked), though fans of 4e are in arms about how they'll have to buy all new books any no one will want the old ones - much like older fans had done previously.
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** The rebranding of the game from "Battledroids" to "[[BattleTech]]" (despite that it only existed as the former for about six months, and the threat of legal action from [[George Lucas]])
** Most perplexing, some fans decry events that only occurred in the off-screen backstory, such as the destruction of Clan Mongoose or even the Amaris Civil War, even though the latter is the entire foundation of the universe.
* Every time a new army is released in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' or ''[[Warhammer
** Or there's the second time they changed the rules of 40K. The first time, WH 40K was a niche title with a rulebook named ''Rogue Trader''. The second time, 40K was a TV-advertised product which therefore had a sizable fanbase. The [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks|ensuing drama]] has probably caused a dimensional rift somewhere.
*** We have now discovered the true origin of the [[Negative Space Wedgie|Eye of Terror]]
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* ''[[Exalted]]'' - especially with Dreams of the First Age's Solar Charms (universal) and with about half the Ink Monkey articles (opinions widely differ).
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