I'm only vaguely familiar with the Mac OS, but isn't there something for Mac that lets you run window's apps? Linux has wine and I use it occasionally on my Linux laptop, the rest of my machines are windows, and it has worked so far. I haven't tested the extent of what it will do, so I don't know if it will run the VTT and may end up having to play on my desktop or my wife's laptop. I imagine that they will eventually have a Mac version.
I do think paying for the virutal minis is a load of crap, though they do offer tokens for free that can represent the monsters you want to use. I have also heard that you will be able to upload an image to the token, rumor only, so in the end it may not be as bad as it sounds. I'm still unclear as to the number of character slots you are able to use. Some reports I have read state that each level your character advances will fill a slot, while other reports state that they have abandoned this so that you can actually have 10 different characters that progress normally.
Regardless unless 4e is just mind blowing, I seriously doubt I will go beyond the core rules. I have too many different game systems, including a ton of 3e books, to be that concerned with 4e. If not for the VTT I probably would sit this one out.
WotC isn't the only one putting a new edition out this year.The hero system will be seeing a 6th edition that will incorporate material and allow conversions with the Champions online game. I have given up on the Hero system as no one I know wants to play a game that can get pretty complicated, same reason we gave up on Rifts, but over all I like it.
I kind of think the "dumbing down" of system is getting a bit sad. On one hand it is nice to have systems that are fast and easy, especially for new players, but I kind of like the heavy numbers, do any things systems as well. Unfortunately, I am finding that pretty much everyone I know wants the easier systems and won't even look at the heavier stuff. I loaned a friend my copy of Hero 5e and he told me there was too much to read, he didn't even want to try.
I'm not saying it is a bad thing, but our video game mentality is definitely sending table top gaming in another direction. We want to make our characters quick and get on with the game. One of the reasons my wife quit playing was because she hated making characters.
Tue, 04/15/2008 - 12:47pm
I'm only vaguely familiar with the Mac OS, but isn't there something for Mac that lets you run window's apps? Linux has wine and I use it occasionally on my Linux laptop, the rest of my machines are windows, and it has worked so far. I haven't tested the extent of what it will do, so I don't know if it will run the VTT and may end up having to play on my desktop or my wife's laptop. I imagine that they will eventually have a Mac version.
I do think paying for the virutal minis is a load of crap, though they do offer tokens for free that can represent the monsters you want to use. I have also heard that you will be able to upload an image to the token, rumor only, so in the end it may not be as bad as it sounds. I'm still unclear as to the number of character slots you are able to use. Some reports I have read state that each level your character advances will fill a slot, while other reports state that they have abandoned this so that you can actually have 10 different characters that progress normally.
Regardless unless 4e is just mind blowing, I seriously doubt I will go beyond the core rules. I have too many different game systems, including a ton of 3e books, to be that concerned with 4e. If not for the VTT I probably would sit this one out.
WotC isn't the only one putting a new edition out this year.The hero system will be seeing a 6th edition that will incorporate material and allow conversions with the Champions online game. I have given up on the Hero system as no one I know wants to play a game that can get pretty complicated, same reason we gave up on Rifts, but over all I like it.
I kind of think the "dumbing down" of system is getting a bit sad. On one hand it is nice to have systems that are fast and easy, especially for new players, but I kind of like the heavy numbers, do any things systems as well. Unfortunately, I am finding that pretty much everyone I know wants the easier systems and won't even look at the heavier stuff. I loaned a friend my copy of Hero 5e and he told me there was too much to read, he didn't even want to try.
I'm not saying it is a bad thing, but our video game mentality is definitely sending table top gaming in another direction. We want to make our characters quick and get on with the game. One of the reasons my wife quit playing was because she hated making characters.
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