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#1 algolei_dup Apr 26, 2004 17:50:03	Get 'em! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3655627.stm Whatever happened to Dungeons and Dragons? By Darren Waters BBC News Online In the 1980s millions of teenagers world-wide would battle dragons armed with just dice, paper and pens. D&D became part of youth sub-culture but as the game celebrates its 30th birthday, is anyone still playing?
#2 zombiegleemax Apr 27, 2004 13:46:40	As long as MMORPGS do not have the content, expansiveness, customization, freedom as DnD and other pen and paper games offer it will survive easily. The closest thing is NWN but even that isn't even near what would be needed. Sure there is a DND mmorpg coming but seriously, that is not going to be the game. I wouldn't doubt if a DnD 4th (well with WOTC releaseing a new edition so fast allready it might be 5th or 6th) edition or some other edition long down the road will be more if not near completely computer based. With new sourcebooks being something like "expansion packs".
#3 zombiegleemax Apr 29, 2004 20:53:54	The person to person expeirience cannot be replicated. Just like cards they have online and computer based Blackjack, poker and such but its not nearly as good as playing with an actual person. Computers, video games et al can never replace that
#4 chatdemon Apr 30, 2004 16:08:36	"So I kicked em in the head till he was dead" That's one of the more uncommon quotes the bandit guys say in Baldur's Gate. If it comes from somewhere prior to that, beats me :D
#5 borrowed_thyme May 01, 2004 6:48:27	Right. Interesting article.
#6 warhead May 01, 2004 16:49:47	Originally posted by Kanaric As long as MMORPGS do not have the content, expansiveness, customization, freedom as DnD and other pen and paper games offer it will survive easily. The closest thing is NWN but even that isn't even near what would be needed. Sure there is a DND mmorpg coming but seriously, that is not going to be the game. I love that phrase MMORPG...my four players are all into Dark Age of Camelot, and are forever full of getting up levels or slogging away for days on end to gain some magic item or other, and have the front to refer to the thing as a "Role Playing Game". First Person Strategy Beat 'Em Up is the kindest thing I can think of to call it. Still, if I got my finger out of my arse and wrote the next bit of the D&D (2e naturally) adventure, things might be different...
#7 zombiegleemax May 02, 2004 5:57:50	I don't care for MMORGs. They are like the old arcade games of the 80s that existed just for you to dump quarter after quarter into them. What happenned to D&D? The better question is what happened to the advertising?? D&D would be better off today if they advertised the product. There are over 300 cable channels now. The world has changed since 1982. There are more news channels which show other actual views. I think the Sci-fi, history, or cartoon channels would be a good place to start some minor advertising spots.
#8 incenjucar May 02, 2004 6:16:53	Alas, I wouldn't expect advertising, at least in the US, with all the religious nutcases having so much power still. Maybe if we ever get a moderate or a democrat in office...
#9 zombiegleemax May 02, 2004 7:07:20	I agree with the religious right out there.....but they don't have the power they think they have or used to have. If they had that much power we wouldn't have legalized abortion, gay television shows, or all the "information" that appears on the internet. Sure they condemned GTA Vice City...I don't think there sales have been hurt. I am a devout catholic and have played these games since 1980-81. Don't run away from the reilgious right. Take them on. That can be free advertising!!!
#10 zombiegleemax May 09, 2004 9:48:51	Dungeons and Dragons pencil and paper>any pc, console or massive multiplayer RPG. By far.

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algolei_dup

Apr 26, 2004 17:50:03

Get 'em!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3655627.stm

Whatever happened to Dungeons and Dragons?

By Darren Waters
BBC News Online

In the 1980s millions of teenagers world-wide would battle dragons armed with just dice, paper and pens. D&D became part of youth sub-culture but as the game celebrates its 30th birthday, is anyone still playing?

zombiegleemax

Apr 27, 2004 13:46:40

As long as MMORPGS do not have the content, expansiveness, customization, freedom as DnD and other pen and paper games offer it will survive easily. The closest thing is NWN but even that isn't even near what would be needed. Sure there is a DND mmorpg coming but seriously, that is not going to be the game.

I wouldn't doubt if a DnD 4th (well with WOTC releaseing a new edition so fast allready it might be 5th or 6th) edition or some other edition long down the road will be more if not near completely computer based. With new sourcebooks being something like "expansion packs".

zombiegleemax

Apr 29, 2004 20:53:54

The person to person expeirience cannot be replicated. Just like cards they have online and computer based Blackjack, poker and such but its not nearly as good as playing with an actual person. Computers, video games et al can never replace that

chatdemon

Apr 30, 2004 16:08:36

"So I kicked em in the head till he was dead"

That's one of the more uncommon quotes the bandit guys say in Baldur's Gate.

If it comes from somewhere prior to that, beats me :D

borrowed_thyme

May 01, 2004 6:48:27

Right.
Interesting article.

warhead

May 01, 2004 16:49:47

Originally posted by Kanaric
As long as MMORPGS do not have the content, expansiveness, customization, freedom as DnD and other pen and paper games offer it will survive easily. The closest thing is NWN but even that isn't even near what would be needed. Sure there is a DND mmorpg coming but seriously, that is not going to be the game.

I love that phrase MMORPG...my four players are all into Dark Age of Camelot, and are forever full of getting up levels or slogging away for days on end to gain some magic item or other, and have the front to refer to the thing as a "Role Playing Game".

First Person Strategy Beat 'Em Up is the kindest thing I can think of to call it.

Still, if I got my finger out of my arse and wrote the next bit of the D&D (2e naturally) adventure, things might be different...

zombiegleemax

May 02, 2004 5:57:50

I don't care for MMORGs. They are like the old arcade games of the 80s that existed just for you to dump quarter after quarter into them.

What happenned to D&D? The better question is what happened to the advertising??

D&D would be better off today if they advertised the product. There are over 300 cable channels now. The world has changed since 1982.

There are more news channels which show other actual views.

I think the Sci-fi, history, or cartoon channels would be a good place to start some minor advertising spots.

incenjucar

May 02, 2004 6:16:53

Alas, I wouldn't expect advertising, at least in the US, with all the religious nutcases having so much power still. Maybe if we ever get a moderate or a democrat in office...

zombiegleemax

May 02, 2004 7:07:20

I agree with the religious right out there.....but they don't have the power they think they have or used to have.

If they had that much power we wouldn't have legalized abortion, gay television shows, or all the "information" that appears on the internet.

Sure they condemned GTA Vice City...I don't think there sales have been hurt.

I am a devout catholic and have played these games since 1980-81.

Don't run away from the reilgious right. Take them on. That can be free advertising!!!

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zombiegleemax

May 09, 2004 9:48:51

Dungeons and Dragons pencil and paper>any pc, console or massive multiplayer RPG. By far.