Comments on: D&D 4th Edition Updates and Toolsets

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:35:08 +0000

when a DM kills someone in 4.0 at least he can prove it was “fair”. 3.5 was kinda random but awesome

By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:28:39 +0000

I mean, damn 4.0 to Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:27:51 +0000

Damn 4.0 Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:13:53 +0000

I have been playing D&D for half my life and dislike 4.0. Even the arguements posted by 4.0 fans are stupid. Those noobs have no right to be called gamers. Gygax would be disapointed.

By: meiliken

meiliken — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:58:38 +0000

4th is bad, and I agree that we are entitled to an apology, not for us, but for Gary Gygax. It is indeed bridging table top board games and an mmo. All the haters are exactly right. The only thing the lovers are right on is that it is made for a younger audience. The instant gratification era is here and society is generally without imagination or patience. Uniqueness is discouraged in society , hence the dumbing down of character options for 4th. Let the whopping 20%(and that is stretching) that want to play 4th, play it. The extensive rest that are enlightened can stick with what encourages thought. As was said, in time, Hasbro/WoTC will realize its error, and fix it. Or they may simply dissolve it, or even continue on this bumpy road with the noobs of the playing field. The noobs aren’t going away, and indeed will proliferate, making a bigger audience. The general dumbing down of the future for some reason reminds me of the movie Idiocracy. Go figure.

By: Vellond

Vellond — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:41:43 +0000

4.0 is pretty bad. These At-Will-Powers are stupid… I liked the old combat how you would run into combat either make an easy range or melee attack and end your turn but that can’t happen with this system. Every turn I have to wait for the player to tell me what ability he is casting and what the hell it does. That happens every turn but not just with wizards, with rogues, paladins, fighters, and even warlords… I mean honestly, why would you give someone a weapon to use and just enable them to use powers constantly… I understand that some moves add your weapon damage with bonuses but it defeats the purpose of even having a weapon if you are just going to use these At-Will-Powers…

Other than the combat system, the game flies by as normal…

By: Vellond

Vellond — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:40:26 +0000

4.0 is pretty bad. These At-Will-Powers are stupid… I liked the old combat how you would run into combat either make an easy range or melee attack and end your turn but that can’t happen with this system. Every turn I have to wait for the play to tell me what the hell an ability does and cast it. That happens every turn but not just with wizards, with rogues, paladins, fighters, and even warlords… I mean honestly, why would you give someone a weapon to use and just enable them to use powers constantly… I understand that some moves add your weapon damage with bonuses but it defeats the purpose of even having a weapon if you are just going to use these At-Will-Powers…

Other than the combat system, the game flies by as normal…

By: Tinhauser

Tinhauser — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:40:33 +0000

I think 4th edition is an absolute winner. I completely agree that it has taken a major turn towards MMO-gaming but I see that as a positive thing. As I see it the old system might have been better at helping you imagine things and put pictures to them but in terms of game mechanics 4th edition is in my opinion light years ahead.

Now there is actually a system instead of a bunch of random rules helplessly slapped on to a setting. My friends and I almost exclusively use our own settings, so for us it is really nice that there is a solid “portable” system.

In my opinion 4th edition is both more advanced and easier to use than any of the old systems. I think the old systems just appear more complex because they are much more poorly constructed and thus harder to get a complete overview of.

By: wizzdude

wizzdude — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:47:43 +0000

ive been playing dnd for about 5 years now so not super long and been gming for about 1 i love 3.5 but as many people have said 4ed is kinda dumb but if you try as a gm and get players with a good imagination that its just as good as 3.5. the biggest thing i have is that its easyer honestly i play every week because i love to gm and so my game need lots of prep as a gm i still spend over 8 to 10 hours a week writing up my campainges and thats using the fourth ed system and i remeber spending almost 16 a week doing it for 3.5. besides 3.5 was to easy to cheat and make hack chars. i ask my players what kinds of things they would like to see and what races and classes and i use 3.5 for help with my models why because it had its good points and one of them was that there were homebrews out the butt and i like to allow my players to change there world as they see fit i just run it i dont determine how much they rp but i do tell them i would rather that they roleplay it than roll it and most of them have only played 4th i have only two who played 3.5 and they thaught there was to much to work on when they had to create so for tose of you who think fourth is to easy MAKE IT FUCKING COMPLICATED YOURSELF IT AINT THAT HARD I DO IT EVERY WEEK.

By: MAEGLIN

MAEGLIN — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:36:20 +0000

I have both 3.5 and 4 rule books but only play v4. I love it and so does my gaming group. I think that some of the rules are crap though, so I just change them, make them better. I think that each of them are seperate games, each to appreciated as somethnig seperate. The reason many seem to hate it is that they are too set in there ways unwilling to try someting else. WotC owe no one an apology!