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[D&D 4e Essentials] Is it for me?

Started by The Butcher, December 23, 2010, 09:29:28 AM

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Benoist

#15
December 24, 2010, 08:32:53 PM
Maybe it is too little to late, in that people are now defining their "gamer ID" on being pro or against 4e. I have seen people pick up Essentials and enjoy them with their kids (like Jim Skach, for instance). I saw in Essentials a specific game play I could actually do something with, as opposed to the original 4e. But it seems we're not really representative of any kind of major shift in the market in regards to 4e. People have either embraced the game or went on to play other games. Essentials is not the game changer some would have wanted it to be, I fear.

Benoist

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December 24, 2010, 08:45:27 PM Last Edit: December 24, 2010, 08:51:51 PM by Benoist
Quote from: Seanchai;428382You're mistaken. There was never a problem with the writing, presentation, flavor, et al. of 4e.
For many people there was. You do not understand that, because you, personally, did not have a problem with it, and still do not.

It's not about you. It's about people who DID have a problem with the game, whom you do not understand, still, to this very day.

RPGPundit

#17
December 25, 2010, 12:13:03 PM
The cover is pretty nice.  The rest, on the inside, is still 4e, or at least marred by 4e mentalities of the game. Too complicated, too many powers, too much emphasis on detailed minis-based combat, too much concern about "balance" and character build, too much WoTC crap, in other words.

You know what would have been awesome? If they'd copied both the cover AND the inside of the old D&D basic set.

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December 25, 2010, 12:29:07 PM
Quote from: Benoist;428384For many people there was. You do not understand that, because you, personally, did not have a problem with it, and still do not.

You didn't read what I wrote. I wrote, basically, "There wasn't a problem with them," not "People didn't have a problem with them."

People have all kinds of "problems" with things that aren't actually problems. In this case, I think many people's problems were the result of the idea of a new edition, not the edition itself.

Hence my advice not to bother with Essentials.

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The Butcher

#19
December 25, 2010, 06:22:10 PM
Shit, that is one confusing thread. :confused:

:D

Quote from: Benoist;428171I'd say have a look at Heroes of the Fallen Lands. Read through it, and make a decision from there.

Yeah, that's what I'll probably do.
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