Wil Wheaton plays and reviews 4th.

[Jack99]

So you will finally play the worst RPG of all times in 3 days and have to change you sig to state that you have at least played the game then?

So you think 4e is the worst RPG of all times and yet you have posted no less than 1400 times in like 5 months about it? What does that say about you?

You got to finally set aside the full set of the rules you got a week before the release date, to play an unreleased class from the PH2 with the guys from Penny Arcade, and Scott Kurtz, with Chris Perkins acting as DM for an adventure he wrote just for you, through a marathon 10 hour session on location in Seattle?

What are the odds?

Blargh! I meant that his thoughts on 4e petty much mirrored mine..

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I see where your going with this and agree.

No, you're probably taking it farther than intended. It came off snarkier on the second read. (Slightly.)

I'll say this, though:

ANY time I get to play Dungeons and Dragons for 10 hours straight, it's the best thing ever. Any edition.

 

[Fifth Element]

Wil never came across as a big D&D fan to me, even when he was writing those rather akward pieces in Dungeon mag. He can talk the talk to a point but just doesn't .. I don't know.. he just doesn't seem to be someone who has read/played/liked much 1e, 2e or 3e. Massawyrm from AICN comes across as far more D&D knowledgeable.

Okay? What does this have to do with playing and enjoying 4E?

 

[Fifth Element]

ANY time I get to play Dungeons and Dragons for 10 hours straight, it's the best thing ever. Any edition.

Yes.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

You got to finally set aside the full set of the rules you got a week before the release date, to play an unreleased class from the PH2 with the guys from Penny Arcade, and Scott Kurtz, with Chris Perkins acting as DM for an adventure he wrote just for you, through a marathon 10 hour session on location in Seattle?

What are the odds?

It could also mean that Jack99 was merely good at writing fiction from the perspective of Wil Wheaton. Probably not a talent you can make a lot of money of, though maybe Wil would like a ghostwriter?


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Anyway, I couldn't have written that article. My initial feelings on 4E were a lot more positive from the beginning. I was a little skeptical at first, but reading the first previews and reading the preview books specifically, I couldn't help but think that this game would be awesome and I couldn't wait to play it. I even began incorporating some of its concepts into my Iron Heroes games, and picked up Book of Nine Swords to get an insight into some of the ideas.

See, I am a lot better at judging games then other people, including Wil Wheaton!

Yes.

The word you wanted to use in this post was "Awesome". *insert disappointed head shake smiley*

Wil never came across as a big D&D fan to me, even when he was writing those rather akward pieces in Dungeon mag.

So it's about being a "true fan" of D&D again? Hey, you're right, we didn't have this topic in a while. Let's keep it that way.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I even began incorporating some of its concepts into my Iron Heroes games, and picked up Book of Nine Swords to get an insight into some of the ideas.

Same here. I love most of 4e's design concepts. I just want them without all the unsavory parts of 4e.

 

[justanobody]

So you think 4e is the worst RPG of all times and yet you have posted no less than 1400 times in like 5 months about it? What does that say about you?

It was all about the signature comment.

"I haven't played 4th edition, so don't assume I am a fanboy."

Opposite of fanboy = hater right?

Less than three days will make the other statement also be the opposite as he will have then played 4th....

Okay? What does this have to do with playing and enjoying 4E?

Credibility. Was he just saying he liked it for the swag? Does he have a vested interest in D&D at all? Is his opinion in the review one you would trust? Do you trust him because his name and celebrity status, or because he knows what he is talking about?

 

[Monkey Boy]

Okay? What does this have to do with playing and enjoying 4E?

Edit - Clearly I have used up my curmudgeon quota.

I don't think Wil is going to go home and run 4e. I don't think he has played much D&D in the past 10 years. I get the feeling from his review that he admits as much. That doesn't mean he didn't have fun, that his opinion is invalid or that 4e is not a nifty game.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Same here. I love most of 4e's design concepts. I just want them without all the unsavory parts of 4e.

It's "sad" that some of us got what they hoped for, and others did not. But so is life, I guess. Maybe another time.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I call shenanigans on his claims to be knowledgeable about D&D. I claim shenanigans on the false aura of authority he seems to have assumed.

I'm glad he enjoyed his game. I doubt he will go home and play a 4e campaign, I'm sure he is to busy for it. I call shenanigans.

For the record I am DMing 4e and playing 1e. I enjoy both. My beef is more to do with Wil and his D&D credentials. I call shenanigans.

Based on what, exactly? Some nebulous "feeling" you got from reading his articles?

Seems a pretty feeble basis for calling someone a liar in a public forum. (Especially since, if you followed his blog, you'd know that he is a regular gamer.)