Reply With QuoteWhy, with some of the largest most thoroughly fleshed out fantasy worlds in history (Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Greyhawk, etc.) do they base these games in the newest setting?
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I'm not a huge D&D fan but I love real-time strategy. And the newest D&D campaign setting, Eberron, is actually really cool; it's like a post-apocalyptic steampunk Lord of the Rings, if that makes any sense.
So Dragonshard grabbed my interest when I saw it advertised in one of my girlfriend's Dragon magazines a few months back. It's out now, and getting some solid reviews. There's also a demo available. I really like the way it plays. It cribs the hotkeys and general design philosophy of Warcraft III (a very very good thing) and streamlines the resource gathering/base management process even more than WC3 did. In Dragonshard, all your resources are acquired through "creeping", or killing monsters on the world map. There are no peons; instead you get a base with a predetermined number of slots and simply choose which buildings you want to build.
Multiplayer looks interesting but I can't comment on it, because the demo is single-player only. The heroes are powerful and less micro-intensive than WC3; each has a "aura" power (like WC3's Death Knight and Archmage), an ultimate, and a third miscellaneous spell. One major annoyance is the apparent lack of hotkeys for hero/unit spells. Maybe I need to look at the readme or something but if they do exist, they're not easy to find.
Definitely worth a look.
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Why, with some of the largest most thoroughly fleshed out fantasy worlds in history (Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Greyhawk, etc.) do they base these games in the newest setting?
Time for a change
ESPer
I'm no D&D expert but the Eberron setting is extremely popular and well-developed even in the short time it has been available. Not only is it creative, but the sheer breadth of the setting allows for many different character and story possibilities. My girlfriend, a Forgotten Realms fanatic, has already bought up most of the Eberron books and declared her once-favorite setting obsolete.Originally Posted by g0zen
All those games had their day in the sun, anyway. Forgotten Realms had its Baldur's Gate, and didn't Greyhawk and Dragonlance have all those Gold Box games?
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"Jesus christ you are still THE WORST." -FirstBlood
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Fuck that noise...
It's all about Ravenloft.
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Ravenloft would NOT make a good RTS.
Time for a change
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I've never really understood D&D... I just don't understand how you play it.
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You're really missing out, D&D is about the most fun thing ever.
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well, theres this set of dice, and some books, and you ideally have some character sheets..it kind of gets complex from there.
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I didn't want to be bothered with signing up for a Gamespot account .. . so here is a link to Gigex.com (no registration required)
http://www.gamedaily.com/pc/title/ga...7&source=00001
Thanks for the heads-up, sleeve ... looks awesome.
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