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<blockquote data-quote="Dristram" data-source="post: 3939115" data-attributes="member: 1639">Well, that was an unexpected comment.&nbsp; Where do you get the impression that I would insult anybody?&nbsp; The meaning of my post is that a company being able to use the name &quot;Dungeons &amp; Dragons&quot; for a game that is quite changed in many of the game's core elements from the earlier editions of D&amp;D is misusing the name IMO.&nbsp; The game is so different that it has finally become a different game.&nbsp; Other company's D&amp;D-style rpgs are going to be more like D&amp;D than 4e looks to be.&nbsp; The only reason they [the game designers] get to call it D&amp;D is because they work for WotC.On a side note, I can remember when D&amp;D players were all angry about WotC buying the rights to D&amp;D.&nbsp; WotC was the maker of MagicTG, aka role-playing crack, that destroyed many a D&amp;D gaming group.&nbsp; WotC back then was the enemy.&nbsp; But Mr. Garfield was a big time D&amp;D player and said he'd do right by D&amp;D and so the players calmed down.&nbsp; Then when Hasborg took over the reigns, it all started again.&nbsp; But now, it seems, WotC is seen as THE makers of D&amp;D and what ever they decide to do with the game is accepted because it's their game.&nbsp; IMO, I believe other game manufacturers would create a better new version of D&amp;D that would follow the traditions of the game better and keep it feeling like D&amp;D.&nbsp; Seeing what the WotC guys are doing with 4e, I wish that would happen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dristram, post: 3939115, member: 1639"] Well, that was an unexpected comment. Where do you get the impression that I would insult anybody? The meaning of my post is that a company being able to use the name "Dungeons & Dragons" for a game that is quite changed in many of the game's core elements from the earlier editions of D&D is misusing the name IMO. The game is so different that it has finally become a different game. Other company's D&D-style rpgs are going to be more like D&D than 4e looks to be. The only reason they [the game designers] get to call it D&D is because they work for WotC. On a side note, I can remember when D&D players were all angry about WotC buying the rights to D&D. WotC was the maker of MagicTG, aka role-playing crack, that destroyed many a D&D gaming group. WotC back then was the enemy. But Mr. Garfield was a big time D&D player and said he'd do right by D&D and so the players calmed down. Then when Hasborg took over the reigns, it all started again. But now, it seems, WotC is seen as THE makers of D&D and what ever they decide to do with the game is accepted because it's their game. IMO, I believe other game manufacturers would create a better new version of D&D that would follow the traditions of the game better and keep it feeling like D&D. Seeing what the WotC guys are doing with 4e, I wish that would happen. [/QUOTE]

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