Has Monte Cook made 4th ed Unnecessary?

[Wolfspider]

(Which will also be 4th Edition novels).

Huh?

 

[Klaus]

Huh?

QFT

 

[Incendax]

Huh?

Check out Monte's Website as regards his future plans as a novelist.

 

[SlyFlourish]

No

I read through Experimental Might and I played 4e at D&D Experience. I didn't see much in Cook's book that will compete with 4e. 4e is a whole new way to play. ExM is a patch to 3.5.

 

[Sphyre]

This quip is very, very close to a direct insult in my opinion. It's uncalled for in any event.

I think it's more of an insult to the 3.5 edition than to Monte Cook. In fact, it's kind of like a shout out for Monte Cook, saying "Yeah, 3.5 needed you Monte! Thanks! It's nice to know though, that instead of fixing things in 3.5, if you make stuff for 4e, you'll be adding stuff that will be more fun, as opposed to fixing stuff in 3.5 making it fun in the first place." Of course, this statement assumes that 4e fixes things so that Monte won't be able to find things to fix.

At least, that's how I viewed it.

 

[Cyronax]

It's not an insult and it's completely called for. I was going to post it if someone else hadn't got in first, it's a fairly obvious switcheroo. It doesn't really mean anything, it's just playing with words.

Totally agree (hence my initial reaction). To compare Monte (more tactfully .. it should have been Monte's Malhavoc sourcebooks and not the man) vs. 4E or a system that is tanking or rising is totally fair.

It was a simple discussion of brand name and market penetration. At least that's how I took it, and again, I agree it was initially presented as a little curt. BUT it was not something to bring in the MODs for in any case.

C.I.D.

 

[Will]

Well, there's also the point that what edition of D&D is NECESSARY?

 

[Cyronax]

Well, there's also the point that what edition of D&D is NECESSARY?

I'd call that thread-crap if this thread weren't (probably) past that point, having moved away from the OP by so much.

 

[Weregrognard]

I purchased BOXM and I'm looking forward to implementing those rules in my current 3.5 campaign.

I had the opportunity to preview 4E at DDXP, and while I had fun, it rather lowered my enthusiasm for 4E.

So, in the end, these two things combined have made 4E unnecessary for me for the time being.

 

[thewok]

This quip is very, very close to a direct insult in my opinion. It's uncalled for in any event.

I view it as more of a quip against the various posts I've seen over the past few years that make Monte Cook out to be some sort of D20 messiah, whose very touch can rectify the most absurd flaws in the ruleset.

All this despite the fact that he was one of the people who originally developed it. I found it quite witty, all things considering.