Comments on: D&D’s new online version leaked to Boing Boing; I’m excited http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:57:50 -0500 hourly 1 By: dwalk51 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-598167 dwalk51 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:54:56 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/#comment-598167 You would be excited Matt Hickey You would be excited Matt Hickey

]]> By: Andrew http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-598166 Andrew Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:54:09 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/#comment-598166 Haha nerd. Haha nerd.

]]> By: Ian http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-598143 Ian Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:18:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/#comment-598143 >Sadly, the days of paper and dice are likely going away forever. Um ... no. This is the most common misconception about D&D 4th Edition, but it's just silly. The online utility is an added bonus for people who like to play together but who are in geographically disparate locations. But D&D will remain a tabletop/pen, paper and dice RPG. According to Bill Slaviscek, Wizards of the Coast R&D Director: "We love the analog world. We love physical products and interacting in person with our gaming groups. We love books and miniatures and dice and dungeon tiles and maps and frosty beverages and snacks and … well, everything related to sitting around a table and playing D&D with our friends. It’s not only what we do professionally, it’s our hobby and our passion. These things are not going away." The full article is at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dramp/20070918, though it does require login (free account). >Sadly, the days of paper and dice are likely going away forever.

Um … no. This is the most common misconception about D&D 4th Edition, but it’s just silly. The online utility is an added bonus for people who like to play together but who are in geographically disparate locations. But D&D will remain a tabletop/pen, paper and dice RPG.

According to Bill Slaviscek, Wizards of the Coast R&D Director: “We love the analog world. We love physical products and interacting in person with our gaming groups. We love books and miniatures and dice and dungeon tiles and maps and frosty beverages and snacks and … well, everything related to sitting around a table and playing D&D with our friends. It’s not only what we do professionally, it’s our hobby and our passion.

These things are not going away.”

The full article is at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dramp/20070918, though it does require login (free account).

]]> By: mathew http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-598112 mathew Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:26:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/d-im-excited/#comment-598112 I bet it's Windows only. I bet it’s Windows only.

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