My experience with D&D 5e

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#1

Prator1988

Jul 23, 2015 20:43:23		http://theweeklygeeky.com/my-experience-with-dd-5th-edition/ This is an article I wrote for The Weekly Geeky, about my 5e experience.
#2

EthanSental

Jul 25, 2015 18:56:23

Thanks for the post and the review.  I'm with you as well on most topics you covered in that 5e has me energized to DM again.

#3

wolf3179

Jul 26, 2015 6:26:16

Personaly I find your criticism of 4th edition to be a bit harsh especially since 5th is really just 4th with a coat of paint.  4th played much more like 1st or 2nd then 3rd ever did

 

#4

Mistwell

Jul 26, 2015 7:57:25

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#5

Uchawi

Jul 26, 2015 8:31:18

I believe 5E attempted to blend all editions, but it ended up not mixing well. That is due to its abstract and simple nature. If you want any type of depth or added features from various editions you have to do all the work yourself.  If WOTC does release something, it will probably be a hodge podge of features you can throw darts at. You see that in 5E with magic or feats being optional.

#6

arnwolf666

Jul 26, 2015 15:21:53

The magic system completely submitted to 4th edition.

#7

OoftaMeg

Jul 26, 2015 16:13:36 		I agree with the article. While 5E borrows a few things from 4E, but overall feels and plays like D&D again.

I just got done playing Dragon Age Inquisition and it reminded me soo much of 4E. Don't get me wrong, 4E had it's moments (at lower levels), but it felt like a pen an paper video game.
#8

MechaPilot

Jul 26, 2015 17:09:48

@OP: I thought that the article wasn't a bad piece of writing, though I do find myself questioning some of the choices that you made.

 

Firstly, the article is called "My Experience with D&D 5th Edition."  I expected you to discuss the merits of 5th edition, not to lean heavily on comparisons with other editions.  The bulk of your discussion about the merits of 5e is largely obscured by your comparisons to 3e and 4e.

 

I also have to point out that the proficiency modifier is not new to 5e.  The proficiency modifier is a bonus that scales with your level.  It is applied to skills, saves, and attacks.  And the bonus progresses the same for all characters regardless of class.  It's simply the +1/2 level modifier from 4e, scaled back to fit with the lower save and AC values of 5e, and applied only to things with which you are proficient.

 

Also, I get that you didn't like 4e.  You are most certainly within your rights to not have liked it.  However, I do wonder why you had to be openly hostile to 4e in your article.  As someone who has enjoyed multiple editions of D&D (BECMI, AD&D 2e, 3e, 4e, and 5e) I immediately felt as if the article whose title gave the reasonable assumption that you would be relating your experience with 5e was going out of its way to attack 4e.  Does the readership of The Weekly Geekly website skew towards those who hated 4e?  Were those who hated 4e the audience that you chose to target?  Was that your personal bias?  Did you simply not consider that some people who enjoyed 4e also enjoyed other editions of D&D and would be interested in a review of 5e?

 

 

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MechaPilot

Jul 26, 2015 17:15:30

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