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D&D Next, next playtest packet available

Started by Sacrosanct, August 13, 2012, 07:00:26 PM

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crkrueger

#90
August 17, 2012, 06:03:17 PM
Well, we are a ways out.  I think everyone wants them to get it right, and they're taking their time about it.  They do have an almost impossible goal in front of them, a burnt bridge they're trying to rebuild (which make it all the harder since they burned it).

They do seem to be flailing around however.  This comes from I think trying to engage gamers who played versions of D&D they've never even seen, unless they got the employee discount on the reprints.
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Marleycat

#91
August 17, 2012, 06:05:31 PM Last Edit: August 17, 2012, 06:26:59 PM by Marleycat
Quote from: Kiero;572322I was merely expressing my amusement. Mostly at the way none of my actual arguments were engaged, merely a lame attempt at an ad hominem attack in lieu of anything like...well anything. It was pretty content-free.

I was just welcoming you to a place that you can actually speak up without being banned.  You can take it I know you can.
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Marleycat

#92
August 17, 2012, 06:11:04 PM Last Edit: August 17, 2012, 06:24:56 PM by Marleycat
Quote from: Rum Cove;572691It does seem like a collection of the worst stereotypes from each edition.

CK is right it's still far out, and seriously it's my first time in a playtest and I know I'm an outlier as far as the current fanbase is calculated. But the release of the back catalog is huge and the very best move they could ever do. It doesn't help me but it makes huge points regardless.

Offtopic: Sacrosanct's Kristy Mcnichol avatar is scary.
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Sacrosanct

#93
August 17, 2012, 07:25:41 PM
Quote from: Marleycat;572696Offtopic: Sacrosanct's Kristy Mcnichol avatar is scary.

Kristy Mcnichol was a while ago, when she was paired with Tatum Oneal.  Now it's Phoebe Cates
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#94
August 17, 2012, 08:26:49 PM
Quote from: jgants;572664You know what - seriously - I'll take a narrative-focused Jenga tower based rules set over this. At least it knows what it wants to do.

Hey put it in feedback! Enough people want the Jenga tower and its in :)

RPGPundit

#95
August 18, 2012, 07:17:21 PM
Quote from: jgants;572664The guiding principal of D&D Next's rules appears to be "try not to piss anyone off too badly by smashing everything together". That's just not a good strategy.

I agree that this would not be a good strategy, and I'm fairly confident that this will be recognized and something done about it.

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#96
August 18, 2012, 09:25:25 PM
Matt Colville has a D&D5 thread going at TPB.  It's worth reading to see what's new in the playtest, and some actual play responses.

Tommy Brownell

#97
August 18, 2012, 09:45:08 PM
Quote from: Bradford C. Walker;573291Matt Colville has a D&D5 thread going at TPB.  It's worth reading to see what's new in the playtest, and some actual play responses.

Thanks for the heads up on that.
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