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WotC is better at producing buzzwords than they are at producing products.

Started by B.T., June 05, 2012, 02:00:02 AM

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jadrax

#15
June 05, 2012, 12:07:59 PM
Quote from: Benoist;546093I seriously hope they reconsider. I hate RPGs written like toaster oven manuals talking about their rules in a vacuum like it's a freaking buzzword salad redefining common words like "prone" for the sake of it. Fuck that noise.

*pre* 4th edition style. Actually a better way of saying it would be 'cut and paste' from AD&D.

Marleycat

#16
June 05, 2012, 12:12:52 PM
Quote from: jadrax;546097*pre* 4th edition style. Actually a better way of saying it would be 'cut and paste' from AD&D.

That's it sorry for being less than clear.
Don\'t mess with cats we kill wizards in one blow.;)

Benoist

#17
June 05, 2012, 12:21:15 PM
Aaah I had not seen the "pre" indeed. My bad.

I reacted that way because the tone of the description of abilities and feats seem very ... 4e-ish to me. I don't like that about the playtest documents.

B.T.

#18
June 05, 2012, 12:28:26 PM
"Prone doesn't mean prone, it's just a condition that causes certain penalties." --4venger logic

And they wonder why we call it a videogame.
Quote from: Black Vulmea;530561Y\'know, I\'ve learned something from this thread. Both B.T. and Koltar are idiots, but whereas B.T. possesses a malign intelligence, Koltar is just a drooling fuckwit.

So, that\'s something, I guess.

Black Vulmea

#19
June 05, 2012, 12:31:21 PM
Quote from: Benoist;546076What I want to know is how Balanced it is, and the amount of Fluff and Crunch in the game.
But the text should also be flavourful.
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Benoist

#20
June 05, 2012, 12:34:18 PM
Quote from: Black Vulmea;546119But the text should also be flavourful.

But careful with the Mother-May-I and the Quadratic Wizards too.

jadrax

#21
June 05, 2012, 12:41:12 PM
Quote from: Benoist;546109I reacted that way because the tone of the description of abilities and feats seem very ... 4e-ish to me. I don't like that about the playtest documents.

I don't get that vibe tbh:

5th ed: When you charge you do 3d6+6 damage and knock you opponent prone.

4th ed: Attack, 3 [w] + ST, Uncompromising, Overbear

Benoist

#22
June 05, 2012, 12:43:18 PM
It's not nearly as bad, I'll agree to that. Maybe it's just the organization of the character sheet that rubs me the wrong way.

Exploderwizard

#23
June 05, 2012, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: jadrax;546130I don't get that vibe tbh:

5th ed: When you charge you do 3d6+6 damage and knock you opponent prone.

4th ed: Attack, 3 [w] + ST, Uncompromising, Overbear

When did charge get added to 5th Ed? :rolleyes:
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

jadrax

#24
June 05, 2012, 01:07:30 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;546144When did charge get added to 5th Ed? :rolleyes:

When you read the Minotaur rules.

Exploderwizard

#25
June 05, 2012, 01:10:20 PM
Quote from: jadrax;546146When you read the Minotaur rules.

Ah. So the implied "you" is a minotaur. Got it. :D
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

jadrax

#26
June 05, 2012, 01:12:07 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;546149Ah. So the implied "you" is a minotaur. Got it. :D

It was the page I had open ;o)

DestroyYouAlot

#27
June 05, 2012, 01:16:04 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;546149Ah. So the implied "you" is a minotaur. Got it. :D

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flyerfan1991

#28
June 05, 2012, 01:22:57 PM
Buzzwords are the lifeblood to most publicly traded corporations.  Investors love buzzwords, because they can always make things sound more important than what they really are.

Kind of begs the question whether a public corporation can muster some real creativity in RPG space, or whether the need to maximize profit puts creativity at a disadvantage.

There are days when I think that it'd be better if some geeky billionaire bought WotC and took it private.

Benoist

#29
June 05, 2012, 02:04:43 PM
Quote from: flyerfan1991;546159There are days when I think that it'd be better if some geeky billionaire bought WotC and took it private.

Wasn't it part of the motivation of Peter Adkinson when WotC acquired TSR and he backed Ryan Dancey's idea of the OGL, to basically not have D&D trapped at the whim of some sole owner of the IP ever again?
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