tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post2142544543902784437..comments2023-06-25T02:23:32.378-07:00Comments on Giantsbridge: The Busted Game TheorySlurpeeMoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16132875583904268409noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-19112077039606422812015-11-26T20:11:34.665-08:002015-11-26T20:11:34.665-08:00Excellent read, I just passed this onto a colleagu... Excellent read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing a little research on that. And he actually bought me lunch because I found it for him smile So let me rephrase that.<br /><a href="http://www.journalnow.com/business/business_news/local/awesome-products-owner-sentenced-for-payroll-fraud/article_b17da910-172f-11e3-9b36-0019bb30f31a.html" rel="nofollow">ld hardas</a>Javedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03537855714030074614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-52719809093244011062013-03-10T01:27:42.825-08:002013-03-10T01:27:42.825-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.embracingbrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315637846962842190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-44382714168274941522013-03-10T01:27:12.968-08:002013-03-10T01:27:12.968-08:00Get out of your Grandmas basement playing D&D ...Get out of your Grandmas basement playing D&D and come play a real game and then say games shouldn't be perfect. embracingbrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315637846962842190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-20311422721115398362012-01-27T22:56:55.039-08:002012-01-27T22:56:55.039-08:00I don't put stuff on line to see it on line I ...I don't put stuff on line to see it on line I put it there so that I can get reactions from thoughtful people and something new can built on top of it.<br /><br />It isn't your job to help out on that, of course but if you read what I write and then go:<br /><br />-4E is mechanically "perfect"<br />-WOTC shouldn't release the old TSR pdfs, or<br />-"sexiness is not something D&D needs" Or imply that sexualization is in itself "sexist"<br /><br />and just ignore the counter-arguments _that you must be aware of if you read other peoples' blogs_ then you're not really building anything new.<br /><br />And I don't know why anyone would bother to do that.<br /><br />If I was going to write about any of those things, I would try to take into account every counter-argument I'd heard and address it and make sure anyone presenting those counter-arguments heard me so that if I was missing any assumption or evidence I didn't know about I could hear about it and think about it and understand how my assumptions are not theirs and then the whole world gets smarter.<br /><br />If you aren't going to bother to do that then it's like saying "Hey I like pickles! Who's with me?"<br /><br />And that's it.<br /><br />You have no obligation to address conflicting viewpoints, but you can't pretend to be doing anything helpful or enlightening to anybody if you don't.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-47640643542058460622012-01-26T23:49:34.424-08:002012-01-26T23:49:34.424-08:00Zak: I'm a lurker more than a shit-disturber. ...Zak: I'm a lurker more than a shit-disturber. I agree with you more often than not, and when I don't I'm generally happy to keep my opinions to myself. The way you game and the way I game are very different, but that doesn't keep me from finding your blog interesting or enlightening.<br /><br />I just don't think it's my place to shit in your kitchen.SlurpeeMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132875583904268409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-14456580837932133222012-01-26T18:39:05.116-08:002012-01-26T18:39:05.116-08:00it's always odd to me when i notice hits on my...it's always odd to me when i notice hits on my blog coming in from people who clearly don't read it or, if they do, don't talk to me at all when they disagree with what I writeZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-80342406099192829222012-01-26T08:33:11.581-08:002012-01-26T08:33:11.581-08:00Good points.
Also, Frostcheese on the nothing be...Good points. <br /><br />Also, Frostcheese on the nothing being broken in 4e.James O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18443185601249229076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-69354294147421203302012-01-26T03:29:12.044-08:002012-01-26T03:29:12.044-08:00there was no problem with ad&d 1st ed other th...there was no problem with ad&d 1st ed other than that the company couldn't think of a way of making any money. 1st ed was complete. so let's remake the game with more books for the chumps to buy. hey, then we can remake the game every 5 years and all the players will buy all the books we make even though 1st ed covered all of those rules. how sad. people still buy the new editions of dnd.tpchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08154512340899944454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-388088598241249632012-01-26T01:13:31.561-08:002012-01-26T01:13:31.561-08:00"Fourth Edition solved every problem in 3.5, ..."Fourth Edition solved every problem in 3.5, and people didn’t like it."<br /><br />4E also "solved" a lot of 3E's features. The fact that many of the "problems" it was solving were also not being experienced by a significant number of people at their actual game tables (for a variety of reasons) only made the matter worse: Destructive "solutions" to problems that people aren't having won't be popular.<br /><br />"There was nothing mechanically wrong with it, really."<br /><br />A somewhat questionable assertion given the amount of errata the game has received. This included, notably, major errata that completely rewrote one of the core mechanics of the game within 6 weeks of release. 2 years later, all of the math at the heart of the system's encounter design was completely revamped.Justin Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227895898395353754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-72946640095776219782012-01-25T23:23:12.462-08:002012-01-25T23:23:12.462-08:00Your vast ineptitude in assessing games in compari...Your vast ineptitude in assessing games in comparison is both shocking and depressing.<br /><br />4E solved a handful of things while introducing dozens of new problems, meanwhile removing any sense of feeling, spirit, or anything at all to make it avoid feeling like repacked videogame rules in the guise of a RPG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-40804478535733115842012-01-25T22:58:42.051-08:002012-01-25T22:58:42.051-08:00Um, skill challenges? Skill challenges anyone?Um, skill challenges? Skill challenges anyone?Boshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908715118408289864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-968070021906017512012-01-25T21:18:15.954-08:002012-01-25T21:18:15.954-08:00"Nothing in the game is broken?"
Are yo..."Nothing in the game is broken?"<br /><br />Are you talking about the same game that had an INFINITE DAMAGE LOOP BEFORE RELEASE? The same game with the orbizard? The same game where, even though they nerfed the orbizard to not have save penalties for more then a round, they released a power (Slumber of the White Court) which knocks enemies unconscious for 1d4 hours on the first failed save? The game where the cleric gets an infinite army of undead anything the party kills?<br /><br />Yeah, sounds balanced. Way more balanced than 3e.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-59356115405685267702012-01-25T07:45:07.810-08:002012-01-25T07:45:07.810-08:00Excellently-put! That's a very interesting ide...Excellently-put! That's a very interesting idea.<br /><br />I've added this post to the "Weekly Assembly" roundup of RPG blog articles at http://gamerassembly.net. It should get posted out on Monday.<br /><br />Hope to see more cool stuff from you!Brent P. Newhallhttp://rpg.brentnewhall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-78111030382567603362012-01-24T23:06:29.172-08:002012-01-24T23:06:29.172-08:00It has been observed that what people often seemed...It has been observed that what people often seemed to like about older editions of D&D is that you could (had to) change them. Rulings & houserules were required & people have fond memories of this, so a game in which houserules aren't required & stand a chance of making things worse is jarring.<br /><br />A good point about the 4e characters being hard to break. People have complained about them all being alike, or being "cookie cutter" which perhaps is a way of saying that a player had no clear way to make his or her character considerably better.<br /><br />Maybe the next version will deal with this, letting those who need to peak out in some area do so yet still keeping balance. I could see that working.centaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625277812057790915noreply@blogger.com