tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post113791745313994296..comments2023-10-16T06:10:08.321-04:00Comments on Heartlessgamer.com: Dungeons and Dragons Online gets a Dheartlessgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809717223567961650noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1138944848531407322006-02-03T00:34:00.000-05:002006-02-03T00:34:00.000-05:00You should never have suggested a DM for DDO. It i...You should never have suggested a DM for DDO. It is simply a ridiculous suggestion in an MMOG. DMs would be anti-competitive and spoil the relationship and balance between other players.<BR/><BR/>Why is it that the minor differences between DDO and 3.5e (or whatever) D&D somehow annihilates the entire concept of DDO. Traditionalists act like it is the end of the world, whereas if they took their heads out of their asses, they would realize that 3rd Edition D&D is nothing like prior versions, 3rd edition killing the appeal of D&D for many. Oh, but those stupid changes are ok...? The differences between 3rd ed and 2nd ed are massive, yet people talk about 3rd Ed as if it is the original D&D. That is what is so shameful about them sh***ing on the idea of DDOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1138938715661871762006-02-02T22:51:00.000-05:002006-02-02T22:51:00.000-05:00Thats where a game like NWN shines... because they...Thats where a game like NWN shines... because they can create content or players can create content in whatever world they want.heartlessgamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809717223567961650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1138931726246374102006-02-02T20:55:00.000-05:002006-02-02T20:55:00.000-05:00maybe Greyhawk would have been better, but eberron...maybe Greyhawk would have been better, but eberron has many cool ideas in it. some things i don't like-- any monster can be good or evil, for example, but overall the action/drama aspect is very cool.<BR/><BR/>i like the lightning trains.<BR/><BR/>since it is still in beta, many of the points you raise could be addressed. <BR/><BR/>if the game sewers, they might try again in 2-4 years with a different concept. some kind of way to simulate a d&d game would be neat. a fusion of mmorpg and the online tabletop facilitators might be ideal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1138910875871505172006-02-02T15:07:00.000-05:002006-02-02T15:07:00.000-05:00Thanks for the Y catch... changed it.Thanks for the Y catch... changed it.heartlessgamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809717223567961650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1138909349765637712006-02-02T14:42:00.000-05:002006-02-02T14:42:00.000-05:00I thought Gary's last name was spelled with a Y gY...I thought Gary's last name was spelled with a Y <BR/>gYgax<BR/><BR/>-ZiabatsuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1138087037522258782006-01-24T02:17:00.000-05:002006-01-24T02:17:00.000-05:00HEy nice blog you've got here. I've recently opene...HEy nice blog you've got here. I've recently opened a blog devoted to COunter- Strike. CHeck it out.Click <A HREF="http://csweekly.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">here</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1138033475768949642006-01-23T11:24:00.000-05:002006-01-23T11:24:00.000-05:00I never wanted DDO to be a clone of NWN. What the...I never wanted DDO to be a clone of NWN. What the DDO team needed to take from NWN (by far the most succesful PC version of D&D) was the openess of it all.<BR/><BR/>Turbine is sticking with persistant worldness which just will never fit into D&D. Magic is tough enough as it is in paper D&D and translating that to PC is always a sacrifice. And that is just one example of many in the D&D ruleset.<BR/><BR/>DDO could of provided some great tools to remove the dull and boring sides of a DM. DDO could of provided pre-packaged adventures that players could load up with a DM or without.<BR/><BR/>DDO could have been a friendlier version of NWN where the DM just has to pick an adventure to give with a chunk of control of certain aspects. Then the game would take care of the rest. <BR/><BR/>DDO never needed to have live DMs to be a D&D game... all they needed was the world and backstory of their choice. But to call the game D&D Online is just a grievous error that brings tons of preconceptions about the game from the true D&D pen and paper folks.heartlessgamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809717223567961650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1138030896838512302006-01-23T10:41:00.000-05:002006-01-23T10:41:00.000-05:00@sirchive - In regard to heartless' 'idiotic remar...@sirchive - In regard to heartless' 'idiotic remark' about DM's in D&D, did you ever play multiplayer Neverwinter Nights? A good engine allowed DM's to not only run campaigns, but to design them from scratch. <BR/><BR/>the problem, in mymind, with easthetics of DDO is that Eberron is a stupid idea. WOTC is not taking very good are of D&D in my mind, and this push into Eberron is a great example. the reason you can't relate to a warforged? there new to fantasy in the last 2 yearas, and only in the ebberon world of AD&D. <BR/><BR/>ACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266751.post-1137927151183079002006-01-22T05:52:00.000-05:002006-01-22T05:52:00.000-05:00I've never asked anyone to agree with me. I'll ne...I've never asked anyone to agree with me. I'll never delete a post that is critical of my articles.<BR/><BR/>Also I am sorry if I somehow offended your liking of my blog by writing my opinion. <BR/><BR/>Next I think you need to realize never did I state to hire 1000's of GMs. Players would have the option to play a GM. Thousands have already done so for the Neverwinter Nights games and there is no reason another game can't do it.<BR/><BR/>The point I was making with the article is that without a DM it just doesn't feel like D&D to me. So much so that any game that doesn't use a DM is nothing more than a standard RPG using the D&D universe.<BR/><BR/>Nothing wrong with that, but I will argue the fact that it really isn't D&D.<BR/><BR/>So if you don't like me having an opinion... and you don't seem to... then I suggest you don't read what I have to post.<BR/><BR/>Now if you have a problem with opinions in general then I suggest not reading another blog ever because eventually everyone will have an opinion you disagree with.<BR/><BR/>So yes I have this little idea stuck in my head about DMs. If you were so overly concerned with such things I would suggest you try to show me where I was wrong or provide a counter arguement. Not that I would agree with it, but discussion could be had.heartlessgamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809717223567961650noreply@blogger.com