What are the biggest threats?

[mcrow]

What do you think the biggest threat to D&D 4E?

IOW, what do you think will the biggest mistake WoTC could make with D&D 4E given the info we know now?

Me, i'm a little worried about the direction the game is going in the tactical departemnt. It sounds like minis will be an even bigger part of the game.

I also worry about the design tema as a whole. I trust Mearls and thing if he was in charge this game would no doubt be D&D. The other guys, I'm not so sure of.

 

[Desdichado]

Me, i'm a little worried about the direction the game is going in the tactical departemnt. It sounds like minis will be an even bigger part of the game.

I really dislike that too, but I don't think that's a threat to the game per se.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

It sounds like minis will be an even bigger part of the game.

Minis have been optional through every incarnation of D&D, and nothing I've read about 4E suggests anything different. Do you have any quotes to back up this statement?

 

[Roger]

what do you think will the biggest mistake WoTC could make with D&D 4E given the info we know now?

Dragging their heels in getting the new SRD out.


Cheers,
Roger

 

[Baby Samurai]

The designers not having the balls to scrap some of the legacy crap that has been around for far too long.

 

[Pygon]

Such as?

 

[Wormwood]

The designers not having the balls to scrap some of the legacy crap that has been around for far too long.

My sole concern at this point.

 

[Baby Samurai]

Such as?

-The antiquated, over-powered, Gygaxian magic/spell system.

-The clunky turning rules.

-Alignment having a mechanical affect on play.

-Elven secret door weirdness.

-Random hit points and ability scores.


Some of these were almost direct cut & pastes from previous editions.


I'll get back with some more (I'm at work)…

 

[Piratecat]

Some of these were almost direct cut & pastes from previous editions.

And for good reason; for many people, they help define a game as D&D. Not to say that they all need to stick around as a result, but I can hardly fault them being carried forward.

I agree that their biggest risk is in delaying the SRD. That helps buoy the industry, bringing in new players.

 

[mcrow]

-The antiquated, over-powered, Gygaxian magic/spell system.

-The clunky turning rules.

-Alignment having a mechanical affect on play.

-Elven secret door weirdness.

-Random hit points and ability scores.


Some of these were almost direct cut & pastes from previous editions.


I'll get back with some more (I'm at work)…

I thought that the Spell system & Alignment were going to be changed for 4E?