Actually i myself also prefer the older versions , but the thing is that it is way WAY more difficult (which is what i like about it
) , but since most people dont like it to be so difficult , 3.0/3.5 came out , and some fun things were already nerfed, but in general , it became the perfect dnd since it was usable for everyone while still keeping the nice little kick to it.
And now , 4.0 comes out, removing any of the remaining strategising and anything of the sort which is awesome for gamers, or roleplayers as such, and creates a pink pony, yes a frigin pink pony, and i think THE man would shoot the guys who created it >_<
As Curu said, its made for a much younger audience (10-13?) , comon, the books are even in some freakish colours and presented quite childish, and comon, if 3.5 was cluttered, then they could atleast remove the useless parts to cluttless? it up instead they removed all the fun things that was in 3.5 (although there werent any useless things anyway
)
so yeah.
The light states that 4.0 is a piece of crap that shouldnt be touched with an 11 foot pole because its range is probably more than 10 or even 15ft