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<blockquote data-quote="Doug McCrae" data-source="post: 3984275" data-attributes="member: 21169">What 4e has learned from WoW:1. 24/7 online availability via the Digital Initiative.2. Better class balance. WoW's class balance is awesome. It kicks the crap out of any tabletop rpg I've ever played, including 3e (though that's the best so far).3. All classes have lots of special powers. Doesn't matter if you're a fighter or a wizard.4. More frequent level ups.5. Monster fights with stages - pretty minor.What D&amp;D needs to learn:1. Super easy to start playing. This is also true of editions pre-3e.What D&amp;D will never learn:1. Sandbox freedom. The lack of freedom in tabletop rpgs is an inherent feature of the presence of other people. Can't be changed.Areas where D&amp;D should be less like WoW:1. Timed buffs. Computers are better at counting the seconds passing than humans are.2. Rules complexity in general. Until we all have computers in our heads, anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Doug McCrae, post: 3984275, member: 21169"] What 4e has learned from WoW: 1. 24/7 online availability via the Digital Initiative. 2. Better class balance. WoW's class balance is awesome. It kicks the crap out of any tabletop rpg I've ever played, including 3e (though that's the best so far). 3. All classes have lots of special powers. Doesn't matter if you're a fighter or a wizard. 4. More frequent level ups. 5. Monster fights with stages - pretty minor. What D&D needs to learn: 1. Super easy to start playing. This is also true of editions pre-3e. What D&D will never learn: 1. Sandbox freedom. The lack of freedom in tabletop rpgs is an inherent feature of the presence of other people. Can't be changed. Areas where D&D should be less like WoW: 1. Timed buffs. Computers are better at counting the seconds passing than humans are. 2. Rules complexity in general. Until we all have computers in our heads, anyway. [/QUOTE]

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