Dear Obsidian,

 

Icewind Dale.

 

Thanks!

 

Your pal,

Llyranor

Dear Obsidian,

 

Icewind Dale.

 

Thanks!

 

Your pal,

Llyranor

IWD 3

Does IWD even exist in 4E?

I thought the general consensus was D&D was dead at 4E? Either way, I think I've had enough of D&D RPGs.

I thought the general consensus was D&D was dead at 4E? Either way, I think I've had enough of D&D RPGs.

 

According to Saywer is the best D&D edition.

And certainly, Obsidian wouldn't pass the opportunity of working on a franchise with such an enormous fanbase (even with all the bashing against the 4th ed. there still would be a LOT of guaranteed sales) and do another take on Forgotten Realms or another D&D fantasy setting (Eberron?).

Assuming that they manage to implement the mechanics correctly and work on it from scratch, it could even turn out to be a pretty good game, and that's coming from someone that is just as much fed up with D&D crpgs as you.

With all the legal shenanigans it's quite improbable that a D&D title will be worked on in the near future though.

I thought the general consensus was D&D was dead at 4E? Either way, I think I've had enough of D&D RPGs.

 

According to Saywer is the best D&D edition.

And certainly, Obsidian wouldn't pass the opportunity of working on a franchise with such an enormous fanbase (even with all the bashing against the 4th ed. there still would be a LOT of guaranteed sales) and do another take on Forgotten Realms or another D&D fantasy setting (Eberron?).

Assuming that they manage to implement the mechanics correctly and work on it from scratch, it could even turn out to be a pretty good game, and that's coming from someone that is just as much fed up with D&D crpgs as you.

With all the legal shenanigans it's quite improbable that a D&D title will be worked on in the near future though.

 

Not saying we couldn't get another good D&D game, most of them have been excellent rpgs. I would just like to see some other settings. Since I'm not a pnp player I'm guessing Eberron is a different D&D setting with different mechanics etc? That would be fine.

Not saying we couldn't get another good D&D game, most of them have been excellent rpgs. I would just like to see some other settings. Since I'm not a pnp player I'm guessing Eberron is a different D&D setting with different mechanics etc? That would be fine.

 

Yup, Eberron is a more steampunkish setting, with some really interesting bits of lore, and some fun mechanics.

Never had the pleasure to play a campaign in it, so unfortunately, I can't really tell you more than that.

I'd imagine with Dark Sun returning for 4E that'd be the place to take a new game (since I don't think any of the Eberron 3e games did all that well...)

To the extent that Llyranor ever makes sense, I think that he was suggesting that Obsidz's efforts on the Dungeon Siege game take inspiration from the gameplay of the original Icewind Dale. I doubt that the point was to bring up D&D/AD&D rules and settings (which, IMO, were among the least attractive elements of the IWD games).

Edited June 8, 201015 yr by Enoch

Rejoice, for this announcement (whatever other problems it augurs) means one thing.... TUNNELS!

To the extent that Llyranor ever makes sense, I think that he was suggesting that Obsidz's efforts on the Dungeon Siege game take inspiration from the gameplay of the original Icewind Dale. I doubt that the point was to bring up D&D/AD&D rules and settings (which, IMO, were among the least attractive elements of the IWD games).

 

I doubt that too, but can you honestly pass an opportunity to do such thing? Huh? Can you Enoch? Can you?

What Llyr said +1

I loved IWD so a hack and slash game of comparable nature would be most welcome.

I thought the general consensus was D&D was dead at 4E? Either way, I think I've had enough of D&D RPGs.

With a final 5E ruleset created specifically for CRPGS they could keep it alive.

A 5E IWD3 with improved Mystary engine..

 

 

Can always.. dream.

 

 

 

J.

4th edition rules and setting is an abomination to D&D. AD&D for life.

1E with Psionics = win.

Dear Obsidian,

 

Icewind Dale.

 

Thanks!

 

Your pal,

Llyranor

 

 

I would buy that, I would buy several copies!

 

I am a big fan of Icewind Dale, not so much Dungeon Siege, DS II killed that franchise for me.

Edited June 9, 201015 yr by Kasabian

I thought the general consensus was D&D was dead at 4E? Either way, I think I've had enough of D&D RPGs.

 

According to Saywer is the best D&D edition.

And certainly, Obsidian wouldn't pass the opportunity of working on a franchise with such an enormous fanbase (even with all the bashing against the 4th ed. there still would be a LOT of guaranteed sales) and do another take on Forgotten Realms or another D&D fantasy setting (Eberron?).

Assuming that they manage to implement the mechanics correctly and work on it from scratch, it could even turn out to be a pretty good game, and that's coming from someone that is just as much fed up with D&D crpgs as you.

With all the legal shenanigans it's quite improbable that a D&D title will be worked on in the near future though.

 

No! NO EBERRON! I HATE EBERRON! I HATE IT WITH A PASSION! Dragonlance, Birthright, Planescape, Awesome Dark Sun, anything but effing Eberron! Hell, I'd take Greyhawk over Eberron!

 

Icewind Dale would be awesome. IWD 2 was the frigging bomb. THE FRIGGING BOMB I TELL YOU! Or something like ToEE. I liked ToEE too. Anything but Eberron, generally.

I liked Pool of Radiance. Nothing D&D since.

Dear Obsidian,

 

Icewind Dale.

 

Thanks!

 

Your pal,

Llyranor

 

Just making sure devs read this.

I am planning on re-installing IWD1, KoW and TotL this weekend and playing it to death with a gimpy party.

 

It's fabulous, capture 10% of it in Dungeon Siege III and it'll be better than the previous 2.

I liked Pool of Radiance. Nothing D&D since.

 

When I was working on SoZ I always thought of it as a spiritual successor to the Gold Box games.

I am planning on re-installing IWD1, KoW and TotL this weekend and playing it to death with a gimpy party.

 

It's fabulous, capture 10% of it in Dungeon Siege III and it'll be better than the previous 2.

 

Agreed!

 

While I'm very tempted to go with a dual-wield ranger cleric (so ****ing powerful), I would miss out on the Druid's shape shifting, which is a deal-breaker for me. So I think I'll go with a party of multi-class Fighter/Druid and Mage/Thief this time on normal difficulty (with a 2 person party like this, Hardest screws up the balance too much).

D&D is a trend-setting system that isn't really beneficial for games that already have trends. It's much better if you're in need of a channel.

 

Dungeon Siege already has Silver and its own... plus slight Diablo:ishsm

I just hope the Silver spirit carries on even with mr Chris being less involved in the project.