Comments | raynulf: 4th Ed = Card game?

raynulf

4th Ed = Card game?

Jun 01, 2008 13:15

Skimmed through 4th ed.

First off - the combat system has changed more from 3.5 to 4th ed than it did from 1st edition through to 3.5.

It's somewhat odd, and from the looks of things will be horrid to manage without a deck of cards to flip over to keep track of "Power" use, since all classes have been converted to resemble the Book of Nine Swords. ( Read more... )

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sebkha June 1 2008, 07:34:05 UTC

I haven't seen the actual rules yet, but from what I gather, even a 30th level character only has 4 daily powers and 4 encounter powers to keep track of. Even a low-level spellcaster in 3e has a heavier bookkeeping load than that.

raynulf June 1 2008, 08:49:55 UTC

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raynulf June 1 2008, 08:51:21 UTC

PS:

I actively avoided listening to or reading the online discussion arguements about 4th ed and decided to reserve judgement until I could see the book.

And I reiterate: Wizards of the Coast, WTF?

jkarabella June 1 2008, 11:37:45 UTC

Yes, Succubus is now a demon, most of the lower planes have been completely shifted around as now your political alignment depends on your appearance.

Also, Angels may come to kill you for any reason ranging from they're evil and bored to it being your god's way of telling you that your last performance review said "Needs improvement"

Essentially all story telling qualities of the game are now completely unrelated to the mechanics.

raynulf June 1 2008, 12:39:53 UTC

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jkarabella June 1 2008, 13:27:12 UTC

Monks need a revolving door installed for them as they have mass entry and exodus constantly as editions change.

1st Ed - Welcome Monks!
2nd Ed - Monks... there were never any monks...
3rd Ed - Welcome back Monks!
4th Ed - Fuck off Monks! Back in the hole!

All the powers etc were all in the promises that were making power gamers ejaculate in their pants and the rest of players start considering switching to WoW (where at least people RP in between grinds) or Conan MMORPG (where you can see boobies).

The removing gnomes and replacing them with Tieflings was so absurd even Wizards was mocking it. At least I think they knew they were mocking it.