Brapnor
voted in the poll, "In earlier editions, dinosaurs were just called “dinosaurs.” In 4th Edition, dinosaurs were called “behemoths.” Which do you prefer in your game?".
TediBehr
voted in the poll, "Does DR belong in the game?".
Dsrilk, I wholeheartedly agree that Fortune cards (or ANY "cards" come to that) are a massive cause for concern - this all goes toward the "dumbing down" of the game that started with 4E. Be afraid. Be very afraid. And don't even get me started on the DnD Insider subscription.... When 4E and the "Digital Initiative" (which eventually became DnD Insider) was announced, we were promised so much, and in the end so little was delivered. Where is the Character Visualizer? Where is the...
View full commentDsrilk, I wholeheartedly agree that Fortune cards (or ANY "cards" come to that) are a massive cause for concern - this all goes toward the "dumbing down" of the game that started with 4E. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
And don't even get me started on the DnD Insider subscription.... When 4E and the "Digital Initiative" (which eventually became DnD Insider) was announced, we were promised so much, and in the end so little was delivered. Where is the Character Visualizer? Where is the Virtual Tabletop? Where is the mapping tool? Shall I go on? These were the things I wanted to use, and they never saw the light of day apart from a few (seemingly almost complete and ready-to-go?) demo videos. What ever happened to fulfilling promises. To my mind, Wizards broke their promise to us, the buying public, and have forever given me a bad taste in my mouth.
So as for 5E, personally I can see it coming sooner rather than later. Like Microsoft did with Vista, a lot was promised and little was delivered, and so as soon as is technically possible, out came Windows 7 to fix the problems. My personal opinion is that Wizards are doing the exact same thing. 4E was/is rubbish, and so they're now racing to get 5E "fixed" and out the door as soon as they are able...?
late comment, but please stop pushing dnd too far in the minimal direction. no game will ever be all things to all people. there are diceless games out there and they don't sell well. Not saying that is what you are doing, but that sounds like the direction you are going and I think its a bad one. i have not liked mr cook's approach to 4e so far either. Its fun to theorize different approaches to the game, but the game is good right now. it is neither too simple nor too complex. i really...
View full commentlate comment, but please stop pushing dnd too far in the minimal direction. no game will ever be all things to all people. there are diceless games out there and they don't sell well. Not saying that is what you are doing, but that sounds like the direction you are going and I think its a bad one. i have not liked mr cook's approach to 4e so far either. Its fun to theorize different approaches to the game, but the game is good right now. it is neither too simple nor too complex. i really really like 4e but i am still not sold on essentials and now i get to read more and more ideas for how to change it. Essentials came out late last year for pete's sake. Stop changing the game!