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I agree. D&D has definitely taken on the feel of a fantasy MMO---I don't recall there ever being discussions about "class balance," for instance, prior to 3rd edition, which hit two years after fantasy MMORPGs really took off with the success of EverQuest. I also don't recall 2nd edition being...

Oh snap. I'm iffy on Bane name-wise (it's a little bland), but I'm down with his portfolio. I've always thought the FR pantheon was much more flavorful than Greyhawk's. And I like the idea of broadening the gods' appeal beyond race.

Yeah. The adventures in my campaign world almost always take place on the fringes of civilization, or deep in the earth, or both. Furthermore, I just can't wrap my noggin around the ecology of certain creatures--say, aberrations--so more often than not, they end up being otherworldly intruders...

I have gnomes as a PC race in my current campaign, and nobody ever wants to play one. Ever. :\

Yeah, see, that's what I'm saying! :p

Every time I come to EN World after a long break, I'm quickly reminded of why I don't come here much anymore. Even with heavy moderation, this place is a cesspool of passive-aggressive vitriol and constant broadsides of intense negativity. For every person just trying to say "I think [something]...

And mine are apparently schoolyard. Tee hee!

Well, I don't have any assumptions about what 4E should be like; instead, I wait to see what the developers cook up and then I respond. The glimpse of these warlock powers struck me as fresh, imaginative, and innovative, and I responded to that with a thrill of anticipation.

Not really. D&D is a capitalist enterprise on every level. It is a game that is fundamentally about competition, with cooperation being only one means to increase the success of the competitors. In-game, D&D exalts the ego: the search for greater status, wealth or power is the driving force...

I suspect that instead of being outright evil, the warlock will be, as in its current incarnation, a class that walks the line between right and wrong. There are enough fans out there of Wolverine and his ilk to warrant the inclusion of an inherently "bad boy" class--my sense is that the warlock...

As far as I know, it's just a rumor. The only confirmed classes at this point are, IIRC, fighter, wizard, cleric, rogue, warlock, and "warlord." I'm sure there will be a few more.

Ditto. The class, whatever it is, needs a better name.

/rimshot :cool:

Yeah, that was disappointing to hear. But if it was either/or, I'd dump the warlord for the druid and keep the warlock. Because watching an enemy get masticated by a gaping interdimensional maw just makes good sense, you know?

Whoops, didn't see this thread. I promise I looked before posting mine! Anyway, I'm going to have to agree with the evilgasm crowd. Can't wait.

There's a new Design & Development article up by Heinsoo, on the warlock. I was reading through it with some interest until I read this: "send enemy directly to hell for a round" 4E design team, will you marry me?

Lord Soon offered her perspective, but it's clear that she failed to grasp it even at the moment of death. Like most people, Miko just wasn't cut out to be a paladin.

Brilliant ending for Miko -- sad, but full of honesty and wisdom. This should put to bed any debate over whether or not Miko was a "true" paladin. 10/10

Harsh.