Quote from: ImperatorI'm going to disagree with you on this
 
For me, nWoD is quite different from oWoD. First, the apocalyptic feeling of "Gehena is nigh" is gone. That is a major change of mood for me. To make some comparison, oWoD felt like 'The Crow' movie, while the nWoD feels more like "X Files." Does it make sense? The oWoD was filled of despair and inminent doom, while this is more spooky, more of an undefined fear of what hides in shadows,.... even if you are one of those things that hide in shadows.
 
This new world is more misterious, given that the incoming products are modular and unconnected. Each book is a truly can of worms, that may freely contradict others, so you are never sure of which is true or which is not. I get the feeling that anything is possible, that always will be a new thing round the next corner. And that rocks.
 
Also, the system got a major improvement, IME. Not only on the base rules (those dealing with mortals), but also on the supernatural side (at least Vampires and Mages, don't know about werewolves). Combat in old Vampire was a drag, specially with Celerity and multiple actions involved. Now, combat is fast, furious and quite dangeorus.
 
So, the nWoD is great for me. I have a brand new setting, an excellent system, and I can easily use the new system in the old setting. I've successfully run The Giovanni Chronicles (I - III) with the V:tR system, and it works without a glitch.

Quote from: LacrioxusI never gamed with anyone in oWoD Vampire the Masquerade which played VtM like the end is near. Specially since most of them did not know jack about the ancient Lores of kindred, they did not care.
Werewolf had that aspect almost built-in though. Though they had been claim the end was near to over a thousand years. Our groups played mostly the Fera though (Bastet, Mokole', Ananasi, Rokea, Gurahl, Nuwisha). We found the garou themselves pretty dull concept wise in theme. We played alot of Changeing Breed Courts barrowed from Shapeshifter of the East. Once is awhile someone would play a vampire, Demon, or mage. Once even had a Nova show up as the next evolutionary stage of humans. Super Rare though.