WoW Imitates 4e?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

So how long before I can play a draenei in my 4e game?

Draenei are just good-aligned tieflings.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'm sad to say Dragon Age and Mass Effect, that while not MMORGs, kicked the panties off my gaming group when it comes to roleplaying. Heck, every Baldur's Gate 2 would give them a run for their money ("Hmm...Magic is impressive...but now...MINSC leads! SWORDS FOR EVERYBODY!")

My group is very RP-heavy and can top those, but yeah, point well taken.

It'll be interesting to see how this argument evolves when Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic comes out next year.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Obviously Original D&D got the idea to use numbers from Pong.

 

[Summer-Knight925]

Draenei are just good-aligned tieflings.

Well played my liege, well played...

BUT

how long before I can play a Worgen?

 

[Asmor]

Well played my liege, well played...

BUT

how long before I can play a Worgen?

You mean a shifter?

 

[Spatula]

Well played my liege, well played...

BUT

how long before I can play a Worgen?

You mean a shifter?

Or a human with that werewolf Theme from the Neverwinter book.

 

[Spatula]

Yeah, but the Monks in D&D seem to be more influence by Cain from Kung-Fu whereas the monks in Scarlet Monastery seem to be more influenced by western European monks.

Not exactly. There is a specific unit in SM named "Scarlet Monk", that fights with his fists and feet, ala D&D monks.

There's also the "Auchenai Monk" in the BC dungeon Auchenai Crypts. It's a draenei with no armor and a staff, also very D&D monk-like.

So there is definitely precedence for a D&D-style monk in WoW.

 

[SSquirrel]

After spending a few minutes at the site, I now think this will be very cool.

I was reading all the info as it came out last weekend, I just hadn't seen the trailer yet. Even after watching the trailer, my reaction is still that this is the first time there is a WoW expansion and my take on things ranges from "meh" to "that's awful". Very disappointed and I've been playing WoW since Stress Test in September '04.

 

[Summer-Knight925]

You mean a shifter?

Shifters can't change like that.

And shifters have been around since 3e....in case you didn't know (sad what some people don't know, I assume you do)

as for the werewolf option, this is where 4e lost me.

Everything was an option which made the normal human fighter seem kinda...uncreative

 

[Asmor]

Everything was an option which made the normal human fighter seem kinda...uncreative

Who cares about uncreative? Play what you like.

I tend to play either Lawful Stupid Paladins or Chaotic Stupid Barbarians, because I enjoy hitting things with heavy, pointy metal and charging blindly into bad situations. Who cares if they're cliche?