4e: big change in essentials: no more daily powers!

[Scribble]

Then is is 4.5 with a lot of backward compatability (in theory), but it's still 4.5. We'll see how this plays out.

I guess you can call it whatever you want really...

I mean if it all works together, and they end up just being another "class option" you can choose from who cares?

 

[BryonD]

very interesting

 

[TarionzCousin]

I'm not a fan of the uniformity. I like classes to feel - and work - completely differently. But it's just a taste thing.

You taste your classes?

Do something DUDE!!!!


- Meh... I did something earlier today. I'll do something tomorrow.


YOU ARE THE LAZIEST ADVENTURER EVER! (Oh god the goblins are eating my spleen!)

Is Scribble talking to himself here? In any event, this thread needs more of this sort of random talk.

 

[ExploderWizard]

I mean if it all works together, and they end up just being another "class option" you can choose from who cares?

I can't wait to see the preview classes. If all the new sub-classes are better than the originals then it really won't matter if they are available or supported because no one will care.

There is little need to try and force a change that's much easier to get people to leap towards.

 

[Klaus]

Since we already knew the Essentials line would have new "builds" for existing classes, it seems that *some* classes will have non-daily-power builds. So you could build a:

- Sword-n-board Fighter
- Greatweapon Fighter
- Battlerager Fighter
- Tempest Fighter
- Essential (or Whatever) Fighter.

Me, I'm curious to see what the Whatever Fighter can do!

 

[Klaus]

I suppose it would be too much to expect an all-daily-powers class some time in the future?

Wow, that would be almost... what's the word?... Vancian!

 

[Kingreaper]

I can't wait to see the preview classes. If all the new sub-classes are better than the originals then it really won't matter if they are available or supported because no one will care.

There is little need to try and force a change that's much easier to get people to leap towards.

Why assume that WotC wants to obsolete their old books?

WotC wants to make sure they sell as many books as possible. Making the old ones obsolete would be counterproductive to that goal.

 

[ggroy]

I can't wait to see the preview classes. If all the new sub-classes are better than the originals then it really won't matter if they are available or supported because no one will care.

There is little need to try and force a change that's much easier to get people to leap towards.

If something like this happens, wonder if it will produce a new "grognard" class of 4E players + DMs who ban any and all 4E Essentials content from their games.

(ie. 4E core grognards).

 

[Scribble]

I can't wait to see the preview classes. If all the new sub-classes are better than the originals then it really won't matter if they are available or supported because no one will care.

There is little need to try and force a change that's much easier to get people to leap towards.

Not sure anything needs to be be "forced" but yeah... If it's just another class option, if it's cool, then I think people will want to play with them. (Just like they do now when a new class is added.)

If something like this happens, wonder if it will produce a new "grognard" class of 4E players + DMs who ban any and all 4E Essentials content from their games.

(ie. 4E core grognards).

Back in MY day boy we didn't have any of this nonsense you have now... We had to wait a WHOLE extended rest to re-use our powers. Made the game way more fun. Had to learn how to play better... by doin stuff like resting!

Those were the days I tells yah... Ahhh 3 months ago...

 

[korjik]

Heh - it's funny how they say it, and then repeat it, and then finish with an example of how it's not that. It's almost like they've gotten used to the idea of people completely misreporting stuff on the intrawebs!

Yeah, just like when they repeatedly said they werent working on 4th edition.