New Posts For Thread: Three Pillars is a step backwards in Game Designhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29155511/Three_Pillars_is_a_step_backwards_in_Game_Design>Three Pillars>combat, exploration, and roleplayOh gods. They don't understand RPGs at all, do they? They obviously don't and just happen to have more money and a bigger name than much better developers."Roleplay" is not a separate thing. That thingThe "Three Pillars" are a fine concept, as long as none of them are labeled "Roleplay" (social or interaction works better), and you recognize that RP is possible in all three pillars. They are even a handy design tool, if you balance classes or othhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29155511/Three_Pillars_is_a_step_backwards_in_Game_Design?post_id=520446155#520446155The "Three Pillars" are a fine concept, as long as none of them are labeled "Roleplay" (social or interaction works better), and you recognize that RP is possible in all three pillars. They are even a handy design tool, if you balance classes or othMon, 04 Jun 2012 13:30:14 -0500I think they understand RPGs just fine, have settled upon their target audience (pre WotC TSR customers) and are designing backwards for what they think will pull in the lapsed retro crowd.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29155511/Three_Pillars_is_a_step_backwards_in_Game_Design?post_id=520444043#520444043I think they understand RPGs just fine, have settled upon their target audience (pre WotC TSR customers) and are designing backwards for what they think will pull in the lapsed retro crowd.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:37:42 -0500I may have missed something, but that wasn't the impression I took from the blogs, chats and interviews. I have tried to read them all, but could have missed some.My impression was that they admitted some characters may not be as useful in each pillhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29155511/Three_Pillars_is_a_step_backwards_in_Game_Design?post_id=520427087#520427087I may have missed something, but that wasn't the impression I took from the blogs, chats and interviews. I have tried to read them all, but could have missed some.My impression was that they admitted some characters may not be as useful in each pillMon, 04 Jun 2012 04:31:51 -0500Meh, this IMHO is the mistake of trying to draw from lessons in literary characters and apply it to an RPG. There's no guy playing the sidekick in a novel. Nor are novels game systems where there is some consistent set of rules that the characters arhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29155511/Three_Pillars_is_a_step_backwards_in_Game_Design?post_id=520426991#520426991Meh, this IMHO is the mistake of trying to draw from lessons in literary characters and apply it to an RPG. There's no guy playing the sidekick in a novel. Nor are novels game systems where there is some consistent set of rules that the characters arMon, 04 Jun 2012 04:26:40 -0500It isn't a question of whether each class can contribute in each pillar, to me anyway. It's the idea that a player can trade effectiveness in one pillar for effectiveness in another and still be overall balanced that is shot. It sounds simple and bhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29155511/Three_Pillars_is_a_step_backwards_in_Game_Design?post_id=520414761#520414761It isn't a question of whether each class can contribute in each pillar, to me anyway. It's the idea that a player can trade effectiveness in one pillar for effectiveness in another and still be overall balanced that is shot. It sounds simple and bSun, 03 Jun 2012 16:33:29 -0500