The Old Guard huh? Does that make us fundamentalists? Are we some sort of 4e Tea Party? I'm not as vehemently against Essentials as some think I am but I do believe a voice of dissent is a healthy thing. A quick note, the group is listed under Avon Hill Games category.

Yup, meant to be ironic, in a disturbing sort of way.

We're the "Old" Guard? For a game that only came out in 2008? 4e was revolutionary, Essentials is counter-revolutionary, reactionary, back-sliding. Essentials may be coming out two years later, but it's not 'new,' it's the same old crap we only just got an all-too-brief two-year break from!