Comments on: More 4e D&D impressions: rules and materials http://www.popehat.com/2008/06/12/more-4e-dd-impressions-rules-and-materials/ A Group Complaint about Law, Liberty, and Leisure Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:39:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.W. Hamner http://www.popehat.com/2008/06/12/more-4e-dd-impressions-rules-and-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-4439 J.W. Hamner Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:51:32 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=1217#comment-4439 The most "MMO" like thing I've noticed is that the tank classes (Fighter/Paladin) have a marking ability that gives the target a penalty if they don't attack you. That actually did make me go "Hmmm... how did fighter's maintain aggro before? Why didn't the dragon always eat the mage first?" I guess the answer is that most of the time they did eat the mage first, and still might, but it's at least a nod in the direction of allowing the meat shields to say "Hey over here!" The most "MMO" like thing I've noticed is that the tank classes (Fighter/Paladin) have a marking ability that gives the target a penalty if they don't attack you.

That actually did make me go "Hmmm… how did fighter's maintain aggro before? Why didn't the dragon always eat the mage first?" I guess the answer is that most of the time they did eat the mage first, and still might, but it's at least a nod in the direction of allowing the meat shields to say "Hey over here!"

]]> By: Patrick http://www.popehat.com/2008/06/12/more-4e-dd-impressions-rules-and-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-4426 Patrick Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:37:18 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=1217#comment-4426 Time and marriage, my friend. Time and marriage, my friend.

]]> By: Grandy http://www.popehat.com/2008/06/12/more-4e-dd-impressions-rules-and-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-4424 Grandy Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:34:31 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=1217#comment-4424 Why not (I'm curious if it's normal reasons - not enough time - or something else that makes you no longer care for D&D)? The thing that's so exciting about the Game Table is that it more easily allows fogies such as your self and budding fogies such as myself to get some classic table top gaming in, and have distance not ruin that. Now, you and I more likely to have more disposable income than newbies and college kids and what not. But we're also more likely to have demanding schedules. Most of our forum readers who seem interesting in trying to play online in some fashion have families. The reason a "pay by the hour and bank them" system would be nice is it would allow a bunch of people with wildly differnet schedules to get together and play. Even if it's twice a quarter. Why not (I'm curious if it's normal reasons – not enough time – or something else that makes you no longer care for D&D)? The thing that's so exciting about the Game Table is that it more easily allows fogies such as your self and budding fogies such as myself to get some classic table top gaming in, and have distance not ruin that.

Now, you and I more likely to have more disposable income than newbies and college kids and what not. But we're also more likely to have demanding schedules. Most of our forum readers who seem interesting in trying to play online in some fashion have families. The reason a "pay by the hour and bank them" system would be nice is it would allow a bunch of people with wildly differnet schedules to get together and play. Even if it's twice a quarter.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.popehat.com/2008/06/12/more-4e-dd-impressions-rules-and-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-4419 Patrick Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:15:36 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=1217#comment-4419 Epic post, and I enjoyed reading it. Too bad I'll never play the game again. Epic post, and I enjoyed reading it. Too bad I'll never play the game again.

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