Comments on: A Game of Epic Numbers http://critical-hits.com/2008/05/15/a-game-of-epic-numbers/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Thu, 24 May 2012 08:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 32 Hours of 4e D&D!!! : criticalanklebites.com http://critical-hits.com/2008/05/15/a-game-of-epic-numbers/#comment-62439 32 Hours of 4e D&D!!! : criticalanklebites.com Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:01:16 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=1505#comment-62439 [...] posting occasional updates here with impressions, rants, and notifications of TPKs. Oh, and despite Dave’s assertion, we’ll see just how high level we can get in 24 hours of straight [...] [...] posting occasional updates here with impressions, rants, and notifications of TPKs. Oh, and despite Dave’s assertion, we’ll see just how high level we can get in 24 hours of straight [...]

]]> By: Noumenon http://critical-hits.com/2008/05/15/a-game-of-epic-numbers/#comment-62438 Noumenon Sat, 17 May 2008 17:16:45 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=1505#comment-62438 Civilization IV developers said that the ancient era is the most important and gets the most playtesting -- because everyone starts at the beginning, and not everyone makes it to the end. So they came out with an expansion later to make the future better. Called it Beyond the Sword. Civilization IV developers said that the ancient era is the most important and gets the most playtesting — because everyone starts at the beginning, and not everyone makes it to the end.

So they came out with an expansion later to make the future better. Called it Beyond the Sword.

]]> By: Bartoneus http://critical-hits.com/2008/05/15/a-game-of-epic-numbers/#comment-62437 Bartoneus Fri, 16 May 2008 13:42:29 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=1505#comment-62437 Yea, I assumed Epic Destiny was just an extra addition on top of other awesome stuff you get at those levels. Yea, I assumed Epic Destiny was just an extra addition on top of other awesome stuff you get at those levels.

]]> By: TheMainEvent http://critical-hits.com/2008/05/15/a-game-of-epic-numbers/#comment-62436 TheMainEvent Thu, 15 May 2008 17:24:31 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=1505#comment-62436 If you look at the epic level stuff on the site, to me, it looks like everyone gets a few nifty abilities (including some kind of cheat death thingy), but that the real punch isn't in the epic path you take, but the class abilities. The powers are too few and nuanced to really seem like they're the main thrust of epic levels. If you look at the epic level stuff on the site, to me, it looks like everyone gets a few nifty abilities (including some kind of cheat death thingy), but that the real punch isn’t in the epic path you take, but the class abilities. The powers are too few and nuanced to really seem like they’re the main thrust of epic levels.

]]> By: Propagandroid http://critical-hits.com/2008/05/15/a-game-of-epic-numbers/#comment-62435 Propagandroid Thu, 15 May 2008 16:39:11 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=1505#comment-62435 I'm guessing that there was about as much high-level playtesting for 4e as there was for 3e, which was not much at all. The claims about high-level play in 3e didn't hold up, and I'm skeptical that the claims in 4e won't either, especially since the playtesting for 4e has been far more confined than it was for 3e. I’m guessing that there was about as much high-level playtesting for 4e as there was for 3e, which was not much at all. The claims about high-level play in 3e didn’t hold up, and I’m skeptical that the claims in 4e won’t either, especially since the playtesting for 4e has been far more confined than it was for 3e.

]]> By: The Game http://critical-hits.com/2008/05/15/a-game-of-epic-numbers/#comment-62434 The Game Thu, 15 May 2008 13:43:28 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=1505#comment-62434 There's talk of playtesting higher levels of some of the staff blogs. I don't remember who it was, but one of them talked about how his Paragon-tier PCs totally failed in their quest, and so they started over as Epic characters, hundreds of years later, who were going to retake the world from evil forces. I was discussing 4e with one of the DMs I played with in college, and he and I agreed that having playable, fast Epic levels is a huge win for D&D in and of itself. There’s talk of playtesting higher levels of some of the staff blogs. I don’t remember who it was, but one of them talked about how his Paragon-tier PCs totally failed in their quest, and so they started over as Epic characters, hundreds of years later, who were going to retake the world from evil forces.

I was discussing 4e with one of the DMs I played with in college, and he and I agreed that having playable, fast Epic levels is a huge win for D&D in and of itself.

]]> By: The Chatty DM http://critical-hits.com/2008/05/15/a-game-of-epic-numbers/#comment-62433 The Chatty DM Thu, 15 May 2008 13:38:19 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=1505#comment-62433 Are you calling me Chatty? :) I trust that the D&D team has played high-level enough to make it solid out of the Core Box. We'll see how it pans out... Are you calling me Chatty? :)

I trust that the D&D team has played high-level enough to make it solid out of the Core Box. We’ll see how it pans out…

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