tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post8905539564725209185..comments2023-06-15T11:59:39.572-04:00Comments on DYVERS: Dungeons and Dragons 2013 Gen Con PresentationDyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-51254912735793457952013-09-12T23:00:11.853-04:002013-09-12T23:00:11.853-04:00I don't know JDJarvis, but you might be right....I don't know JDJarvis, but you might be right. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-51623386998693320532013-08-25T14:08:24.455-04:002013-08-25T14:08:24.455-04:00Again, I mostly agree, you're right from a cor...Again, I mostly agree, you're right from a corporate point of view. But it's only part of the argument I'm making. First edition only published parts of the rules they had. An extraordinary task as it is, given the circumstances. It was a success and it made a "final" version of D&D (Rules Cyclopedia) and a first edition AD&D possible. D&D went corporate. At thisJens D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18394303166081684904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-60728336396153313502013-08-25T05:23:23.039-04:002013-08-25T05:23:23.039-04:00Oh I think that there was definitely a need for a ...Oh I think that there was definitely a need for a third and fourth editions to the game. At a certain point in the life of these games the rules become cumbersome and over-bearing to the point where the system needs simplification for the continued introduction of new players. Advanced Second Edition is the first real example of this as the volume of variant rules, clarifications, settings, and Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-10856562858578349322013-08-24T10:12:24.348-04:002013-08-24T10:12:24.348-04:00I'm amazed it has taken them so long to levera...I'm amazed it has taken them so long to leverage business and product relations to get where they are now. There is value in the brand name. A lot of folks seem to feel the flagship product of the RPG has been neglected, maybe it has, maybe it needs the funds the fully exploited brand can bring in to get the proper attention.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-719412906955745532013-08-24T06:05:47.325-04:002013-08-24T06:05:47.325-04:00For me, WoTC sometimes is a bit like what Louis CK...For me, WoTC sometimes is a bit like what Louis CK describes as a boy on a date: "Just like a blind dick in space. Just thrusting in infinite directions, hoping to find pay dirt at some place...". There is no continuity but the next edition. Every now and then they do something "right" or interesting with the product, but as far as a legacy of D&D goes (if we can agree Jens D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18394303166081684904noreply@blogger.com