Orcus Previews the 4e Core Rulebooks

[Ktulu]

I think the review was startling.

I'm startled by your post.


It excites me to hear about the changes they made. This isn't just putting a paint job on a house. This is tearing down everything that needed some fixin' and doing a full-on renovation.

Nice review, good points, still sitting here wishing it was the 6th...

 

[PeelSeel2]

I like that they are doing a 4e Tome with 'Fell' versions of classic powers. That means those Grognards are going to be getting some of my money. Startling.

 

[Zelgadas]

Reviews do not have to be balanced.

Exactly. If I like a product a lot, and I want to write a glowingly positive review about it, why is it necessary that I go to great pains to find just as much bad stuff as good so that the review is 'balanced'? Also bear in mind that any review is primarily opinion, and is therefor entirely subjective. If you want something objective, what you want is a book report, not a review. But now I'm getting all semantic . . .

 

[Charwoman Gene]

Why does every review have to be "balanced"? Maybe 4E just is not balanced, and it has more good then it has bad? At least from Orcus' point of view?

Don't you know that everything is relative and must follow NPOV.

 

[Wormwood]

Don't you know that everything is relative and must follow NPOV. [citation needed]

fixed.

 

[Kaodi]

I am startled by how others are startled by the inclusion of the dragonborn as the first race in the PHB. Some think the word for this is bold. The actual word is alphabetized, I believe.

I like that the PHB is crunchy. DMG, maybe. MM... Monsters need a little fluff. But I will reserve final judgement for when I see them myselves. 99% may be a (slight) overstatement.

 

[PeterWeller]

There is no way that marking (for example) can be considered an improvement over the previous edition.

Why? It was pretty great when we ran KotS.

 

[Harr]

There is no way that marking (for example) can be considered an improvement over the previous edition.

It IS an improvement over the previous edition. It may a pain in the ass to keep track of, but it's but more dynamic, more tactical, more engaging, and just plain more fun.

Sure if you look at it from the perspective of "programmer trying to optimize code efficiency" or something, it's better not to have it, but come on.

 

[Darkness]

Damn, didn't really read the thread title correctly. I was hoping to find a preview of Orcus

This post has some info about Orcus.

 

[Crothian]

Might want to tell Orcus that... His first sentence in the post is My review of the books.

It's okay, lots of people misuse the word with their posts.