Wisdom Penalty
First Post
Look, muchachos, I like 4e. Having as much as I did in 1978 without the need to resort to pogo sticks.
But everything other than the game is starting to suck.
Why, Wis?
Thanks for the lead-in, little camper - I'll tell you.
Point the First: The Rules Compendium is anything but. It doesn't include the Rules, nor will it (AFAIK). The utility value of this puppy just dropped faster than the value of my small, can't miss, mircocap internet stocks back in the bad ol' days.
Point the Second: Charging additional fees for virtual minis. Come on, man, that's an ass move. I've always hated dropping $19.95 at the amusement park's gate only to find The Coaster of Doom will run you another $4.50. You've got tons of MMOs out there slapping out content without charging anything other than a standard subscription price, yet we have to be different to get a static 3d model? Is this the airline industry? Pffffft.
Point the Third: The GSL. I don't give a hoot or a holler about 3rd Party Products. Sorry if I've offended you. But I do realize that many, many gamers do. Why stick a thumb in the community's eye? And why the heck limit (as far as I can tell) software that does nothing more than make the game easier to play? If I had faith in e-WotC, I wouldn't worry, but I don't, so I do.
Point the Fourth: Dammit, I miss my regular dead-tree versions of Dragon and Dungeon. I don't care if Paizo's doing it or not (though I firmly believe the best heydays of either magazine were under the Paizo regime), but someone should be doing it. On paper. Sending it in the mail. The laptop gets too hot on my legs when I'm on the throne reading articles for an extended period of time; I never had that problem with the paper versions of the magazines.
Ahhhhh...that's much better. Catharsis, baby, catharsis.
Thanks for listening, and I have no doubt everyone agrees with me because none of the points above can be refuted or debated in any way.
Your dad,
Wis
But everything other than the game is starting to suck.
Why, Wis?
Thanks for the lead-in, little camper - I'll tell you.
Point the First: The Rules Compendium is anything but. It doesn't include the Rules, nor will it (AFAIK). The utility value of this puppy just dropped faster than the value of my small, can't miss, mircocap internet stocks back in the bad ol' days.
Point the Second: Charging additional fees for virtual minis. Come on, man, that's an ass move. I've always hated dropping $19.95 at the amusement park's gate only to find The Coaster of Doom will run you another $4.50. You've got tons of MMOs out there slapping out content without charging anything other than a standard subscription price, yet we have to be different to get a static 3d model? Is this the airline industry? Pffffft.
Point the Third: The GSL. I don't give a hoot or a holler about 3rd Party Products. Sorry if I've offended you. But I do realize that many, many gamers do. Why stick a thumb in the community's eye? And why the heck limit (as far as I can tell) software that does nothing more than make the game easier to play? If I had faith in e-WotC, I wouldn't worry, but I don't, so I do.
Point the Fourth: Dammit, I miss my regular dead-tree versions of Dragon and Dungeon. I don't care if Paizo's doing it or not (though I firmly believe the best heydays of either magazine were under the Paizo regime), but someone should be doing it. On paper. Sending it in the mail. The laptop gets too hot on my legs when I'm on the throne reading articles for an extended period of time; I never had that problem with the paper versions of the magazines.
Ahhhhh...that's much better. Catharsis, baby, catharsis.
Thanks for listening, and I have no doubt everyone agrees with me because none of the points above can be refuted or debated in any way.
Your dad,
Wis
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