"some people may hate to hear this, I've come to one undeniable conclusion: 4th Edition takes far less time to prep for than 3rd edition."
As one of the "hell no, i won't go" crowd (i've stopped playing d&d while the group playtests 4e), I assume you're sorta pitching that comment in my general direction. :)
Actually, I don't hate to hear that at all. In reading through the DMG and your comments on prep time I think WotC gave an absolutely great upgrade to the DM side of the game. If they had done anything remotely as solid for the player side of the game, 4e would have been perfect.
Alas, that was not the case.
But the upside is that other systems and perhaps future versions of D&D may be able to keep the DM groove and combine it with a good player groove.
And then THEY'LL have the perfect system. lol!!
I would seriously be surprised if it ends up being WotC, though. I'm betting that the D&D brand completely tanks in 3-4 years and Hasbro sells it to someone else.
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 5:18pm
"some people may hate to hear this, I've come to one undeniable conclusion: 4th Edition takes far less time to prep for than 3rd edition."
As one of the "hell no, i won't go" crowd (i've stopped playing d&d while the group playtests 4e), I assume you're sorta pitching that comment in my general direction. :)
Actually, I don't hate to hear that at all. In reading through the DMG and your comments on prep time I think WotC gave an absolutely great upgrade to the DM side of the game. If they had done anything remotely as solid for the player side of the game, 4e would have been perfect.
Alas, that was not the case.
But the upside is that other systems and perhaps future versions of D&D may be able to keep the DM groove and combine it with a good player groove.
And then THEY'LL have the perfect system. lol!!
I would seriously be surprised if it ends up being WotC, though. I'm betting that the D&D brand completely tanks in 3-4 years and Hasbro sells it to someone else.
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