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<blockquote data-quote="sirus" data-source="post: 4312973" data-attributes="member: 70384"><p>hey guys! this is my first post on the forum, but I've been an avid reader of enworld for about...5 years?</p><p></p><p></p><p>I stopped playing d20 and dungeons and dragons a couple of years ago, due to it not living up to my groups demands. It was simply not fun anymore.</p><p>That being said I was pretty curious when 4th edition was announced. would wotc be able to make af fun, simple system to support epic adventures in a fantastic world?</p><p>My answer to that turned out to be...yes and no!</p><p></p><p>The "woah, my character can do cool stuff" is both a blessing and a curse. It's cool because every character shimmers with awesomeness, but crappy because of all the mechanics involved, thus making combat somewhat long and boring. Hell, we had encounters in 3rd edition that took over 5 hours to resolve!</p><p></p><p>Well, on to commenting on the video itself.</p><p></p><p>First of all; If these guys represent the general playtesters involved in the design of 4th ed. I must shudder!</p><p>could they at least PRETEND to have just a tiny bit of fun? (the comment about the "hot" girl was really spot on!)</p><p>Wow, everyone just starred into their sheets, rolling...not caring at all while the "dungeon master" (god I hate that term!) frantically tried to stir SOME enthusiasm.</p><p>It seems like they just put a couple of random joes into a room. It must have been that or a staff party turning terribly ackward the night before.</p><p></p><p>What on earth is the point in this video podcast? </p><p>are they trying to win new players over with this, or making old player wanna switch? It fails in either case, and shows that D&D has turned into a miniatures game. Why only showcase combat? why not also give us just a GLIMPSE of roleplaying. I don't suspect many people who are interested in roleplaying would want to try it out, after they've seen this...well, not D&D</p><p></p><p>boring, boring, boring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sirus, post: 4312973, member: 70384"] hey guys! this is my first post on the forum, but I've been an avid reader of enworld for about...5 years? I stopped playing d20 and dungeons and dragons a couple of years ago, due to it not living up to my groups demands. It was simply not fun anymore. That being said I was pretty curious when 4th edition was announced. would wotc be able to make af fun, simple system to support epic adventures in a fantastic world? My answer to that turned out to be...yes and no! The "woah, my character can do cool stuff" is both a blessing and a curse. It's cool because every character shimmers with awesomeness, but crappy because of all the mechanics involved, thus making combat somewhat long and boring. Hell, we had encounters in 3rd edition that took over 5 hours to resolve! Well, on to commenting on the video itself. First of all; If these guys represent the general playtesters involved in the design of 4th ed. I must shudder! could they at least PRETEND to have just a tiny bit of fun? (the comment about the "hot" girl was really spot on!) Wow, everyone just starred into their sheets, rolling...not caring at all while the "dungeon master" (god I hate that term!) frantically tried to stir SOME enthusiasm. It seems like they just put a couple of random joes into a room. It must have been that or a staff party turning terribly ackward the night before. What on earth is the point in this video podcast? are they trying to win new players over with this, or making old player wanna switch? It fails in either case, and shows that D&D has turned into a miniatures game. Why only showcase combat? why not also give us just a GLIMPSE of roleplaying. I don't suspect many people who are interested in roleplaying would want to try it out, after they've seen this...well, not D&D boring, boring, boring. [/QUOTE]
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