D&D 4E IGN article on 4e

[CAFRedblade]

Nothing really new in this article on ign.com, except for some mention perhaps
about the possible licensing and overseeing of the 4e property in the electronic
field of gaming, and some information about what the final computer specs might
be for users of the DDI online table top tools.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/855/855992p1.html

Oh and I almost missed this little tidbit that I haven't seen before.

"Though nothing is absolutely official yet, Atari and some of their developers have had access to the new rule system already, so we can assume that there are titles currently in development that will make use of 4th Edition."

 

[Ahglock]

Nothing really new in this article on ign.com, except for some mention perhaps
about the possible licensing and overseeing of the 4e property in the electronic
field of gaming, and some information about what the final computer specs might
be for users of the DDI online table top tools.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/855/855992p1.html

Oh and I almost missed this little tidbit that I haven't seen before.

Atari isn't my first choice in developers but I aint crying over this.

 

[Belorin]

I liked this quote about the Forgotten Realms;

And the changes are definitely radical. Taking place roughly a hundred years after the current campaign setting, the new Forgotten Realms is reeling from the effects of a Spell Plague caused when the Goddess of Magic died. Her death meant that magic became much more chaotic and unpredictable. The kingdoms of the Realms fragmented as well, so the world will take on a "points of light" character, where small islands of civilization are separated by a vast, dangerous wilderness. Of course, some of your favorite inhabitants of the Realms will still have a role to play. Elminster will still be a powerful figure, but he's afraid to use his magic now, not only because of the effects of the Spell Plague, but also because he's absorbed the memories of a number of powerful beings who tend to take over his mind when he attempts to use magic.

I wonder who's memories he absorbed?

Bel

 

[lkjopajdowma]

Atari isn't my first choice in developers but I aint crying over this.

Atari is a publisher, so don't worry.

 

[Ahglock]

Atari is a publisher, so don't worry.

True but the developers Atari has used in the past hasn't actually made me jump for joy, sorry for the mis-use in terminology there.

 

[lkjopajdowma]

True but the developers Atari has used in the past hasn't actually made me jump for joy, sorry for the mis-use in terminology there.

Obsidian (NWN2 and KotOR2) isn't bad as long as they're not rushed. Both of those games were...decent. They were certainly unfinished but what was there was really good, even if it was a little rough around the edges. But after playing the Mask of the Betrayer expansion for NWN2, I'm convinced they can make a damn fine game, as long as they have the time to finish it. If they give the future games to Obsidian, and they don't have to take the time to build an engine from the ground up(like they did for NWN2, and even then the engine is pretty poorly optimized), they can do great work.

Sadly though, unless EA gets the rights to D&D, we won't see another Bioware D&D game.

But actually, Atari has CD Projekt under their wings now, and they made The Witcher, which aside from some shoddy translation/VO on Atari's part(which they are actually fixing with a patch and "extended edition" in May) is a really good first effort. After the success of the Witcher they hired a bunch of new people, and I believe they are working on 2 as of yet unrevealed projects. It wouldn't surprise me if they had been contracted by Atari for a D&D based game.

The Witcher has been a lot of fun, and I would be really excited to see them take a crack at a D&D game.

 

[Ahglock]

Obsidian (NWN2 and KotOR2) isn't bad as long as they're not rushed. Both of those games were...decent. They were certainly unfinished but what was there was really good, even if it was a little rough around the edges. But after playing the Mask of the Betrayer expansion for NWN2, I'm convinced they can make a damn fine game, as long as they have the time to finish it. If they give the future games to Obsidian, and they don't have to take the time to build an engine from the ground up(like they did for NWN2, and even then the engine is pretty poorly optimized), they can do great work.

Sadly though, unless EA gets the rights to D&D, we won't see another Bioware D&D game.

I haven't got into the expansion yet, but NWN2 left me underwhelmed. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't that fun to me. So again I aint crying, but I aint jumping for joy either. I'de kind of like the elder scrolls folk to get there hands on the D&D license, but I'm not sure it would work out.

 

[Roman]

I haven't got into the expansion yet, but NWN2 left me underwhelmed. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't that fun to me. So again I aint crying, but I aint jumping for joy either. I'de kind of like the elder scrolls folk to get there hands on the D&D license, but I'm not sure it would work out.

The Mask of the Betrayer expansion pack is vastly and I mean vastly better than the standard NWN2. Of course, the story follows losely from that in standard NWN2, so you may to finish that first, but it is not essential to do so.