Posted On Thursday, August 21st, 2008 By Jay
I thought I would let War’s NDA lifting rule the day yesterday! So without further ado..
Gen Con Impressions for Friday!
Morning Talks
I rushed out the door Friday to catch the 4th Edition preview over in the Marriott. We were assured that the many many classes and races that are missing from the PHB will be added. They just happen to be in hiding… likely story!
I had the great opportunity to talk shop with Richard, one of the designers on the project. Overall, as I mentioned in my review of Thursday, the periodicals business is in trouble. RPG companys are having to aggressively sell or change their business model to stay afloat. I inquired as to the recruiting methods inherent within the system and the book, since we’re all aware that releasing a new version/patch/edition of any product is mainly a retention practice. The answer was pretty standard. “We’re adding online tools. We have starting adventures in almost any book.”
Time will tell whether a new generation of pen and paper geeks will emerge given the rise of video games as an expressive medium.
Games Played – Warhammer Online
I just couldn’t get enough of Warhammer Continue Reading
Posted On Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 By Jay
Gen Con. Land of pen and paper, imagination and creative non video game products. Imagine my surprise that I spent most of Thursday playing Warhammer Online at the Mythic Booth. Fancy that! I’ll not bother writing a review.
Video Games
World of Warcraft Fans will transition quickly to the game. I suggest for the Wow folks to either (1) learn the new interface, ie the character sheet is “p” for player instead of “c” for character and other changes. or (2) go into the key bindings option and set the keys to your liking. Play is fluid. The atmosphere immersing. The PvE experience is exactly the same as WoW. Tanks, Healers, Melee and Ranged DPS. Standard formula, different presentation.
I got to experience a BG which is called a scenario in War. Action is just as fluid and polished as WoW, the big difference I found is the lack of big one hit kills. I played both a Zealot and Warpriest. My initial impression were that Warpriest were very close to the standard paladin healing except I actually packed a punch! Think holy paladin heals + Ret melee Continue Reading
Posted On Thursday, August 14th, 2008 By Jay
I arrived Wednesday night, well after dusk to the city of Indianapolis. The flights were uneventful. The landing exciting!
I’ve participated in a smaller scale gaming convention at the Palladium Open House in 06 and 07. I’m very excited to see what the non electronic industry as a whole has to offer and show over the coming 4 days.
For now, I’ve put my feet up, ordered Rambo: First Blood from the hotel and will slowly drift to sleep, awaiting tomorrows excitement!
