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<blockquote data-quote="Ariosto" data-source="post: 4837041" data-attributes="member: 80487">Tylerthehobo, the design approach definitely stands out to me, but I'm not sure it &quot;damages&quot; role-playing capability. (I'm not sure it does not do so, either.)I would say rather that it reflects a shift in emphasis. If the focal point is one shared with certain computer games, I reckon that's because the designers of both are targeting a similar demographic (which is not me, and maybe not you).From the expectation of a succession of new games in the trademarked series (for all that D&amp;D VIII is euphemistically called &quot;Fourth Edition&quot;) to the &quot;v.3.5&quot; on the covers of the previous release, to the designers sometimes sounding as if they worked in Redmond instead of Renton and were replacing obsolete technology (which makes the obsolete &quot;hardware&quot; you and me, brother), there's a definite video-game vibe -- to people seeing it enough from outside.Comparing 4E to WoW is probably like lumping together Star Trek and Star Wars.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ariosto, post: 4837041, member: 80487"] Tylerthehobo, the design approach definitely stands out to me, but I'm not sure it "damages" role-playing capability. (I'm not sure it does [I]not[/I] do so, either.) I would say rather that it [I]reflects[/I] a shift in emphasis. If the focal point is one shared with certain computer games, I reckon that's because the designers of both are targeting a similar demographic (which is not me, and maybe not you). From the expectation of a succession of new games in the trademarked series (for all that D&D VIII is euphemistically called "Fourth Edition") to the "v.3.5" on the covers of the previous release, to the designers sometimes sounding as if they worked in Redmond instead of Renton and were replacing obsolete technology (which makes the obsolete "hardware" you and me, brother), there's a definite video-game vibe -- to people seeing it enough from outside. Comparing 4E to WoW is probably like lumping together Star Trek and Star Wars. [/QUOTE]

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