Hmmm...
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Miracleman - Aug 13, 2008 11:37:29 am PDT #1214 of 26132
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Laga - Aug 13, 2008 11:54:13 am PDT #1215 of 26132
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I never could get the hang of space travel.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 13, 2008 12:06:20 pm PDT #1216 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Try getting out and pushing.
Pix - Aug 17, 2008 10:51:53 am PDT #1217 of 26132
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Heh. MM, you just reminded me of the time Ted brought a helicopter down on everyone's heads. ("Are you sure you want to do that? Okay...")
Miracleman - Aug 18, 2008 4:10:34 am PDT #1218 of 26132
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Heh. MM, you just reminded me of the time Ted brought a helicopter down on everyone's heads. ("Are you sure you want to do that? Okay...")
BWAH!! I forgot about that.
Laga - Aug 18, 2008 8:21:21 am PDT #1219 of 26132
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Another thing I'm liking about 4.0 is cheating death. My character did an incredibly bone-headed thing last session and three of us were near death several times during the encounter but with the help of healing surges and second winds we were able to turn it around and emerge victorious.
Volans - Aug 18, 2008 9:22:43 am PDT #1220 of 26132
move out and draw fire
I'm still dubious on the cheating death thing.
I think 4.0 is corporate, in the sense that the party IS the character. Party build is what's key, not character build (although that obviously feeds in to party build).
And it seems like either everyone in the party is alive, or it's a TPK.
So it's kind of like a solo adventure played simultaneously by multiple people.
Which on the one hand is fun; it's the Three Lives approach made famous by Atari. On the other hand it undercuts the ability for some characters to keep moving forward and recruit new characters.
Laga - Aug 18, 2008 10:57:20 am PDT #1221 of 26132
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
It wasn't all me, if the rogue hadn't failed his hide check and gotten hit with sticky goo we could have run away but in 3.5 we all would have died. I get attached to my characters and I hate making everyone wait while I re-roll. And it wasn't knowing death is difficult that made me do the dumb thing, I was thinking in terms of RL and forgot that after the bad guys saw us we'd all roll initiative and a lot of them would have a shot at us before we could retreat. Maybe death is a little harder than it should be, at least my character for sure should have died but I can't say I'm not glad I didn't.
Volans - Aug 19, 2008 5:39:41 pm PDT #1222 of 26132
move out and draw fire
Market survey time for you Xbox gamers: You know how the games have unlockable achievements, and each achievement has a little icon, and these ride with your gamer profile on Xbox Live etc?
If you were really into a game (GTA IV, Halo, Rock Band) and could get little enamel pins of the achievement icons, would you? Would you get one as a gift for a friend?
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 19, 2008 6:31:51 pm PDT #1223 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Raq, it would depend on the achievement. I could see some would have a lot of potential draw for a few months after a game's release but after that I think things would be kind of a tough sell.
Strikes me as a bit of a licensing nightmare, though.