 D&D 4th Edition, or something else?, Check their website... |
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 Aug 16 2007, 01:34 AM
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Shooting Target  Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992  |
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Aug 16 2007, 01:52 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Strange
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Aug 16 2007, 02:33 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,696 Joined: 17-February 07 From: Middle Sized City, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 11,025 |
How very, very, odd. Anybody know the release dates on 3.5?
Edit: Rpg.net semi confirmation. 4th ed D&D. You know they're just doing cause that's waht all the cool kids are doing. :grinbig: |
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Aug 16 2007, 06:54 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 21-July 07 Member No.: 12,325 |
Oh, good lord. They're about to piss off a lot of people.
*shrug* Oh well. |
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Aug 16 2007, 07:10 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Meriss - I think somewhere around 2000. I know I lived in San Jose at the time, and I moved from there in '02. Not the most technical means I'm sure, but that's what I recall. 'course I could try out my google-fu. But I just don't care enough.
Anyawy, as I recall, isn't 5-7 years kid of standard for an edition? 3,5 was kind of a fluke there. |
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Aug 16 2007, 07:13 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890 |
No, that's not standard at all in a genre where there are no standards. If it were, D&D should be at something ridiculous like the 8th Edition or something, for instance, and Shadowrun wouldn't be far behind.
I'm rather indifferent about the topic as I haven't played or even thought about playing D&D since, well, not long after 3rd Edition came out. Will be interesting to see what they consider a new edition, though, and to listen to them explain why it was needed considering the whole d20 System license bit. |
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Aug 16 2007, 07:18 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
:D yeah that should be good!
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Aug 16 2007, 07:51 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,328 Joined: 28-November 05 From: Zuerich Member No.: 8,014 |
We still play 3E in our group. I'd say "I'll stick to it"; but I was sceptical when I heard of 3E, and I switched as soon as I read the PHB.
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Aug 16 2007, 08:33 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
EnWorld
Well, I don't care much for a 4th edition - I have all 3.5 books I need to run my Iron Kingdoms campaign. :) |
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Aug 16 2007, 02:35 PM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
Nah D&D would be be some 6-7th ed (original '74 33 years ago) Shadowrun would be on 4th ('89 so 18 years) Given the D&D/Ad&D thing those numbers seem right (as D&D had 4 editions (maybe 5) and AD&D is on 3.5 so far) |
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Aug 16 2007, 04:35 PM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
There was a brief period yesterday where an admin board was left wide open for public viewing. It contained a full 4th Edition message board with a dozen or so starter topics for discussion.
It looked like they were prepping and getting the board ready, and forgot to lock it. It got shut down right when I was starting to post links. Supposedly at GenCon this morning they made an official announcement. -karma |
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Aug 16 2007, 05:03 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Yeah.... forgot to lock it.... sure. :D
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Aug 16 2007, 05:47 PM
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Project Terminus: Soul Hunters Group: Members Posts: 1,052 Joined: 6-November 03 From: Casselberry, Florida U.S.A. Member No.: 5,798 |
Not that I have any real source of info to provide other than rumor but..... It was like a month age I heard that 4th was coming out soon. Also the rumor is they are going to stop the open game licence stuff as well.
As has been stated Gencon is the time to make official announcements so I guess we'll see. |
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Aug 16 2007, 07:27 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...damn straight. Personally I'm just disappointed, I like 3.5 the way it is but I don't play it all that often to warrant buying more than just the three core books, a couple of Forgotten Realms source books and Oriental Adventures. However, got a couple of friends with pretty hefty investments in 3.5, and a lot of those books aren't cheap. ...I think I can hear them screaming and cursing now. |
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Aug 16 2007, 07:40 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,010 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
With luck, it's a rebranded original D&D, so we can get rid of this ridiculous "class/race separation".
~J |
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Aug 16 2007, 07:49 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 25-July 07 Member No.: 12,367 |
I hope for something that looks similar to the new Star Wars rules.
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Aug 16 2007, 07:55 PM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
Ah the heady days when Halfling was a class... with nothing going for it at all... *Sits down and gets nostalgic about Red box D&D* |
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Aug 16 2007, 08:42 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Or the old ones. 8) |
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Aug 16 2007, 08:50 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,696 Joined: 17-February 07 From: Middle Sized City, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 11,025 |
Less than 2 hours to go! Someone at Gen con sneak into the announcement hall!
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Aug 16 2007, 09:36 PM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
I dunno, the new SAGA edition has parts that feel awful sloppy to me. I'll give an example. Under Creating Droid Heros, it tells you in the rules text that you get one form of movement for free, and that adding more forms costs an increasing extra price in credits. Over on a chart there is another set of cost formulas for movement systems, different from the one in the text. The rules text makes no mention of the formulas in the chart. None at all. I can tell what they probably INTEND, that the formulas in the chart are the actual base price of each movement system, and the increasing price for extra movement systems beyond the first is tacked on top of that, but nowhere is this actually spelled out. That's just sloppy. The whole book has stuff like this, scattered about. From what I understand, the guys who developed the SAGA edition were freelancers hired by WotC rather than their in-house staff, but it really could have stood to gone a few more rounds of playtesting and rules-proofing. -karma |
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Aug 16 2007, 09:45 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 25-July 07 Member No.: 12,367 |
While I will agree that there is some sloppiness and rules oversights, the class development is what I really like. I think it is a vast improvement over classes as DnD currently has them.
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Aug 16 2007, 10:23 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Agreed. The idea that you can be a 17th level ranger, and it can take you ages to learn the first thing (1st level) about being a fighter just makes no sense.
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Aug 16 2007, 10:34 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
And here we are at the appointed time. I log in, and the screen saaaayyysss....
"Service Unavailable" :rotfl: |
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Aug 16 2007, 10:34 PM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
I never minded that, Fighter 1 isn't to bad a level...
More seriously as you get more skilled in one thing it becomes harder to learn new tricks. |
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Aug 16 2007, 10:36 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 25-July 07 Member No.: 12,367 |
Aaaaaaannnnd
the timer finishes and wizards.com goes down. |
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