Comments on: my gaming history

By: J Greely

J Greely — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:42:49 +0000

There’s something about “guest passes” that make it possible for only the DM to be a paid member, but the rules about that are still in flux, and it sounds like they expect to run a match-making service where people with guest passes just play in whatever games are running (“LFG, Temple of Elemental Evil”). Not gonna happen.

-j

By: fledgling otaku

fledgling otaku — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:11:55 +0000

What would be really awesome woudl be a turns-based version of D&D online. It wouldnt allow for much role play, but I am skeptical that it can be preserved via teleconf anyway. I think as far as story goes, it would work, and it woudl be easier to get a group going since not everyone need be online at teh same time.

By: Evil Otto

Evil Otto — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:54:22 +0000

Manoman, your gaming experience is pretty much a Xerox copy of mine… D&D boxed sets, Talisman, Illuminati, all of it. Good times.

I’ve been skimming through the new rules and have yet to put them to the test, but I’m fairly open-minded, especially since I wasn’t fond of 3.0 or 3.5. The online system looks interesting, and if it works may be worth the $15 a month for me. Since my old gaming group has scattered to the winds, all over the US, it might be worth paying to be able to have everyone get together for a session. You and Bear are right that an hourly fee would probably work a lot better and attract more casuals. I already drop $15 a month for Warcraft, and I’m not going to pay for both.

By: Bear

Bear — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:11:03 +0000

There are a few things I like about D&D4 and several things that I am very uncertain about *cough*new-casting-system*cough*. The online service which should have been a crown jewel is turning out to be a liability.

A pay-as-you-go system would greatly increase the enjoyment factor.

My first problem with the monthly fee is lost money if a scheduled game has to be postponed for a month. The group I game with has several times needed to punt a session due to personal reasons, or work sending someone out of town, or the DM needing another month to finish off a new area, or etc.

The second problem I have with the monthly fee is the fact that I have to buy the rule books to play. I have gladly handed out 15 clams a month to MMO’s even after having to pay 20 more for expansions, but … errr, on second thought, I’m glad I’m not shelling out 15 a month for a MMO at the moment… I sunk a lot of money into them, too. The crux of my thought, however, is woah! this is gonna get expensive. Not many people settle on just getting one book and damn the DM’s are gonna get screwwwwed.