Mercurius
Legend
I've been busy with work, life, etc, and not paying attention to the development of D&D Next for the last few months (since about July). Can someone give me a short update? Where is the game going? Any news as to when it will be published?
From briefly browsing this forum my impression is that A) talk has died down and B) people are beginning to sour on Next. What I'm wondering is if WotC blew it or if this is a case of "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" or "Can't please everyone, especially gamers."
I suppose my biggest question is if WotC has kept their original primary goals in mind - that of making a core simple rule system that serves story rather than the other way around, and can be adapted to different game styles and complexity levels, etc. In other words, are we going to see a truly new iteration of the game that represents an actual transformation to a higher level of design (thus the "butterfly"), or have they already gone the other way and are in the process of creating another Frankensteinian monster ala 3.x and 4E?
So what's new with Next? Thanks.
From briefly browsing this forum my impression is that A) talk has died down and B) people are beginning to sour on Next. What I'm wondering is if WotC blew it or if this is a case of "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" or "Can't please everyone, especially gamers."
I suppose my biggest question is if WotC has kept their original primary goals in mind - that of making a core simple rule system that serves story rather than the other way around, and can be adapted to different game styles and complexity levels, etc. In other words, are we going to see a truly new iteration of the game that represents an actual transformation to a higher level of design (thus the "butterfly"), or have they already gone the other way and are in the process of creating another Frankensteinian monster ala 3.x and 4E?
So what's new with Next? Thanks.