Quote Originally Posted by Narsil View Post
The reason to keep playing Dungeons & Dragons 3.5e or Pathfinder is quite simple; that's the edition you like best, and it's the one that most appeals to you. Therefore you are still playing that edition out of enjoyment for it. The reasoning begins and ends right there.

There are people still playing AD&D 1e and AD&D 2e, sometimes interchangeably since they're more compatible than D&D 3.5e and Pathfinder.

There are people still playing with B/X and BECM and the Rules Cyclopedia.

There are actually people still playing, the original 1974 version of D&D.

There are, though I might dislike the edition myself, people still playing D&D 4e.

And of course there are those who have moved on to start playing D&D 5e.

Their reasoning is exactly the same. When it comes to tabletop games, one person's advantage is another person's drawback; games are immensely subjective from the point of view of the player for the most part. The one you enjoy most is literally all of the justification you'll ever really need, in any case. For what it's worth, I usually favour Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
All of this, right here. Well said.