Finally Tried 4E
Well, this weekend I got the chance to finally try out thie 4E that everyone’s been talking about. I went into it as a totally neutral party, as I’ve heard tons of great things about it, as well as negative. Since there was a wizard and paladin in the party already, I decided to create a warlord (so that we all served different roles). I chose Deva as my race, which is pretty cool conceptually. We had some roleplaying set up and jumped into the game, getting through 2 moderately-sized fights before I had to leave to pick up the kids.
So, my thoughts… I liked it. I’m not gushing and it’s definitely not my game of choice, but it was good. I think the fact that 4E makes no secrets about its intentions makes it easier to swallow. 3E was an RPG, while 4E is a tactical boardgame with roleplaying used to get you to the fights. Everything, from the race abilities, to class abilities, to magic… everything… has to do with combat. This works for the game and the smaller list of skills didn’t bother me at all, as they are broken down to the base ones that you’d need in combat.
Of course, the level of roleplaying you do in this game is up to the individual group, this game totally leans toward those groups that really just want to get to the fights. Not really my type of game at all, but it was a lot o fun and I’d certainly play again if asked.
-Oni
So, my thoughts… I liked it. I’m not gushing and it’s definitely not my game of choice, but it was good. I think the fact that 4E makes no secrets about its intentions makes it easier to swallow. 3E was an RPG, while 4E is a tactical boardgame with roleplaying used to get you to the fights. Everything, from the race abilities, to class abilities, to magic… everything… has to do with combat. This works for the game and the smaller list of skills didn’t bother me at all, as they are broken down to the base ones that you’d need in combat.
Of course, the level of roleplaying you do in this game is up to the individual group, this game totally leans toward those groups that really just want to get to the fights. Not really my type of game at all, but it was a lot o fun and I’d certainly play again if asked.
-Oni