Community

 
Dungeons & Dra.. 4e General Discuss.. Would you buy D&D phone (or downloadable) games?
Jump Menu:
Post Reply
Switch to Forum Live View Would you buy D&D phone (or downloadable) games?
2 years ago  ::  Jul 16, 2011 - 10:58AM #1
sciborg3
Date Joined: Oct 12, 2007
Posts: 743
Curious- would people buy iPhone or other phone games put out by Wizards?

What setting would you like to see a game for?  Would it matter so long as it was D&D?

What if the game was higher production than a phone game, but not as major as a $50+ title?
Quick Reply
Cancel
2 years ago  ::  Jul 16, 2011 - 11:21AM #2
SacrificialLamb
Date Joined: Jul 5, 2011
Posts: 59
I'll pretty much spend money on any and all things D&D related EXCEPT for anything Ebberon.


I just can't get into it. It was that Ebberon setting that killed that MMO they had for me.  
Quick Reply
Cancel
2 years ago  ::  Jul 16, 2011 - 12:56PM #3
Seeker95
  • Reasonably Disagreeable
Date Joined: Oct 24, 2001
Posts: 9,933
Not I. I am a D&D fan. And for me, D&D is a bunch of friends sitting around a table (maybe even virtual) roleplaying in a shared game. MMOs have never clicked for me, and that is the closest I would consider coming to a "D&D game" that wasn't actually D&D.
Here are the PHB essentia, in my opinion:
  • Three Basic Rules (p 11)
  • Power Types and Usage (p 54)
  • Skills (p178-179)
  • Feats (p 192)
  • Rest and Recovery (p 263)
  • All of Chapter 9 [Combat] (p 264-295)

A player needs to read the sections for building his or her character -- race, class, powers, feats, equipment, etc. But those are PC-specific. The above list is for everyone, regardless of the race or class or build or concept they are playing.
Quick Reply
Cancel
2 years ago  ::  Jul 16, 2011 - 3:38PM #4
ecla
Date Joined: Nov 19, 2008
Posts: 624
Curious- would people buy iPhone or other phone games put out by Wizards?

Nope, not a gadget guy.  When I leave the house, I want to leave the internet there. 

What setting would you like to see a game for?  Would it matter so long as it was D&D?

Any setting other than Eberron or Forgotten Realms. 

What if the game was higher production than a phone game, but not as major as a $50+ title?


Absolutely.  I'd pay $50 for a 4E Icewind Dale (just not set in the Realms.  How about Fallcrest??).  I'd pay $90 for a full 4E NWN clone (just not set in the Realms.  How about Fallcrest?) with the same single player quality and the full DM toolkit and the same multiplayer godliness that NWN had.  Give me a random dungeon generator adventure and access to online downloadable adventures, and I'd probably play it for the next 200 years
Quick Reply
Cancel
2 years ago  ::  Jul 16, 2011 - 4:02PM #5
Krusk
Date Joined: Nov 30, 2005
Posts: 4,948

Compendium App with no subscription? Yes
Character builder App with no subscription? Yes
Icewindale-esque RPG? Yes
Random dungeon generator (With an auto monster/treasure populate)? Yes
Even a diablo 2 style DND skin game? Probably.

Limits on those are like 5$. Note for IWD and D2, I would consider a direct port worth the money.

5e comments and thoughts all in one place. Check it out to provide feedback, mock, or steal ideas.
http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28835423/Krusks_5e_Design_Goals?sdb=1
Quick Reply
Cancel
2 years ago  ::  Jul 16, 2011 - 7:52PM #6
Timmeh
Date Joined: Nov 17, 2009
Posts: 2,310
I think I'm allergic to all non-desktop computer technology. I've had the same phone for 5 years and all I do with it is make phone calls and play brick attack. So no phone stuff for me.
Quick Reply
Cancel
2 years ago  ::  Jul 16, 2011 - 8:27PM #7
JediFish
Date Joined: Mar 19, 2010
Posts: 28
I would like a tablet for my character sheet.
Quick Reply
Cancel
2 years ago  ::  Jul 16, 2011 - 9:09PM #8
RedSiegfried
Date Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 1,977
Well, I checked out Daggerdale on the 360 and I'm glad there was a demo so I knew better than to buy it.

I would consider other games on XBox Live, but Daggerdale just didn't measure up for me.

Gamma World, anyone?  Hopefully it will be out on 360 sometime this year.

Also, we'll see a new D&D game for Facebook this fall. 
OD&D, 1E and 2E challenged the player. 
3E challenged the character, not the player. 
Now 4E takes it a step further by challenging a GROUP OF PLAYERS to work together as a TEAM. 
That's why I love 4E.

"Your ability to summon a horde of celestial superbeings at will is making my ... BMX skills look a bit redundant."
Quick Reply
Cancel
2 years ago  ::  Jul 17, 2011 - 1:33AM #9
Aranador
Date Joined: Sep 22, 2007
Posts: 547

Jul 16, 2011 -- 10:58AM, sciborg3 wrote:

Curious- would people buy iPhone or other phone games put out by Wizards?

What setting would you like to see a game for?  Would it matter so long as it was D&D?

What if the game was higher production than a phone game, but not as major as a $50+ title?


If it was a strictly turn based game, with the option for a decent sized party - I might.  But if it is yet another click fest action game - naah - I'll wait for Diablo3

Quick Reply
Cancel
Jump Menu:
 
Dungeons & Dra.. 4e General Discuss.. Would you buy D&D phone (or downloadable) games?
    Viewing this thread :: 0 registered and 1 guest
    No registered users viewing