Recent content by knifie_sp00nie

If you want 100% customization, why don't you just go download PCgen? Then you can spend hours hacking together all the text files and working out the formulas to get exactly what you want. The character builder outputs XML, so why don't you go learn XSL and write your own transformation to...

There's some great material in the ENworld RPG Industry forums. :p

So no one read far enough to hear that WotC is folding the magazine content into their full content-vetting process? That means it gets the same attention as a full book. Find the link yourselves. Also, my understanding is that WotC chose not to renew the magazine license with Paizo after it...

Why do people keep ignoring one of the fundamental ideas behind 4e class design? Character classes are siloed so you don't need the book or really even need to know what the class does. All the rules are on the sheet/cards and everything works on a set of basic assumptions. If there's any rules...

And if they did what you wanted the other chorus would start loudly complaining about the lack of support updates, and where's the updated monster builder, etc. I know this is the Internet, but the last bit of your comment was over the top. Please IM me if you have any questions. - Eridanis

Does anyone that's used the beta think it's a fork of the Maptool code, or an all-original effort? All the screenshots look like a skinned version of Maptool and the fact that an all-Microsoft (internal) dev team would use Java seem odd. I'm not saying it's a bad thing if it is a fork (if it's...

If you think this launch was bad go read about Google Buzz. And does anyone remember Windows ME? People also forget that the original iPhone didn't have apps like it does now. That made for a good bit of nerdrage. The giants of the industry mess up routinely.

Anybody notice that it's written in Java and not Silverlight? That probably means the work was farmed out. I might even speculate that they forked or licensed the code for Maptool, which is already mature and written in java. The screenshot looks like it could be Maptool with a custom UI.

I think the only people that think Essentials, the new character builder, and WotC marketing are failures are people that like to gripe on message boards. If you don't follow these threads, DnD has no glaring issues and plays just fine as written. If you subscribed to DDI any time after Nov...

I am a web developer that specializes in web-based applications. I have over 10 years of experience in this area. Here are my thoughts on some of the issues that are being batted around: 20 character limit, exporting, and sharing- The storage space excuse may be a bit weak because it's not a...

Is it really power creep? The primary resource in 4e is actions. It's already been established that the damage and riders of the theme powers are nothing special, especially for an encounter power. If you have a finite number of actions in a given combat it doesn't matter how many options you...

I'm playing an assassin right now. Started at level 14. He's a gnoll bleak disciple with the soul thief paragon path. I wouldn't want to be the only striker in the party, but I'm having a blast playing him so far. It's near impossible to pin this guy down. As soon as a bunch of creatures...

So what are the young people doing that's annoying the old people? I could see the old people searching for traps every five feet and assuming everything else is trapped or cursed or out to get them. If that's the case they should remove stick from orifice. Or are the young people just charging...

Yearly subscription. All this ire over SIX DOLLARS? Maybe you have other reasons to not renew, like the magazine content. Your post is just an example to illustrate scale. DDI is still up and fully functional. That includes the compendium, magazines, art galleries, builder applications, and...

Right. WotC is a corporation that makes a product and we are consumers and not friends. I can stop giving them money if I don't feel like I'm getting a good value or they are acting in bad faith. At the same time, how many other corporations of any decent size have employees interact with the...