Comments | smerwin29: Tick tock to DDXP

smerwin29

Tick tock to DDXP

Feb 22, 2008 13:31

It is always a good thing when I don't have the time to write a blog, because that means I have been too busy, and too busy for a freelancer means steady work. Despite the work, I needed to clear my head as I move from one project to the next, so I am taking the time to post ( Read more... )

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bccreations February 23 2008, 00:59:43 UTC

Really? You don't think that's a bit of hyperbolic? Third edition was so monumental because it had been so long since 2nd edition had come out. It was an old dinosaur that was limping along, like an octogenarian zombie. Four years after 3rd came 3.5 and 4 years after that comes fourth ed with 3.x still fresh in our brains.

I think fans of D&D may consider this like getting to see a new Harry Potter book early, but gaming fans don't necessarily give a damn. There are plenty of other games on the market for us to play.

And to follow your metaphor, I see 4th edition much like the Deathly Hollows. If I had gotten to preview that book ahead of time, I wouldn't have purchased it, but waited to get it from the library for free.

smerwin29 February 23 2008, 01:15:53 UTC

All a matter of perspective, I guess.

bccreations February 23 2008, 01:18:29 UTC

Sure, but you were painting perspective with a broad brush, and I just wanted you to know that not all gamers care. I was going to see old friends, have my last "big" convention, and for the conclusion for Living Kalamar. Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

smerwin29 February 23 2008, 01:38:42 UTC

LOL. OK, I stand correct. Here is an addendum to my blog:

Not everyone who is attending DDXP next week is looking forward to, or is excited about, the new edition of the D&D rules. There will be many people there, I am sure, playing D&D Minis, or playing other RPGA offerings, who could care less about 4th Edition.

To put it in perspective, tickets sales over previous years is up somewhere between 50% and 70%, the last I heard. On forums such as ENworld, a hangout for some of the most enthusiastic D&D players, people were talking about bringing mini-cameras and portable scanners so they could capture and leak as much information as possible to the D&D public.

So while there is enthusiasm and a definite interest in the new rules in the D&D community, some are unenthusiastic, or at least taking a wait-and-see approach, toward the new rules.

I'll still be there though. I'll still be running games, and I'm still anticipating what should be an exciting and interesting event (for most people).

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