Sorry, that laugh was a result of clumsy fingers on my phone.
I choose to read good news as good news. Why borrow trouble?
Can I just call attention to the civility of this thread?
I don't know if it's the Grand Unifying Force of Fifth Edition, the current subscriber make-up of ENWorld, or the simple fact that we're all getting older, but I feel like I'm noticing a trend. The sheer amount of "XP given to such-and-such poster" is crazy, and this thread isn't the only one.
So, thank you to everyone posting in this thread, and in the ENWorld forums, of late. Apologies for misunderstandings, recognition of alternative viewpoints, appreciation for others' ideas...
I've been a regular here for years, but I have to say... this is a pretty nice place to hang out again. So, thank you.
I'm aware that they do very good business (here in the UK most of them dominate the board games market), but as a board gamer, I can tell you that as games, it sucks that they're still the top sellers. They range from (arguably) passable to truly terrible designs. Modern board games moved past them eons ago
Like [MENTION=6701829]Trickster Spirit[/MENTION] I found this pretty amusing, because the same line you run against the "trad" boardgames is the line frequently run against D&D - in the 80s by fans of process sim systems like Runequest, Rolemaster and (arguably) HERO, and more recently by fans of "indie" RPGs (who tend to have at least some overlap with 4e fandom, at least on these boards).I'd still argue that most of the games listed are quite poor. I'm not saying you can't have fun playing them, but they really have been superseded by better designs
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To be honest, when I ripped into those games, I didn't mean to offend anyone - this is a gaming forum, and I assumed awareness of how badly regarded those games are with board gamers. It was more of an in-joke than anything, that I though everyone would be in on. I didn't know there would be avid fans who would be offended.
I think that 5e mixes elements of "modern"/"indie" RPG design with elements of trad design. It's less "modern" than 4e was - I think a reasonable comparison is 13th Age, but they take slightly different approaches to a few key points, leading to divergence overall.D&D 5e is actually a good game when compared to other modern games of the same type. But sure, I guess indie RPG fans probably feel similarly about it. I guess the main thing is to try what's out there and decide what you like.
Shout out to my boy @Mercurius, with whom I am apparently one mind.
Nothing is stopping you, friend. You have eyes, ears, experience, and opinions, haven't you? You're definitely correct that self-awareness is healthy, but it's natural to hope and speculate for the future, especially about one of your interests..
Maybe it's just my cynical or pessimistic side showing through, but am I the only one who feels a little concerned that the Hasbro CEO is noticing D&D? It makes me start imagining things like a Michael Bay D&D movie -shudder-
Yeah, because turning D&D into a BILLION dollar movie franchise would just suck so hard. :/