Dose any one out ther still play the pen and paper dungeons and dragons?

Question

What is you oppinion on the newer version opposed to the old one? What about the online game play? I started playing it when I was about nine... now im still playing it even though im lke ten years older. Any one out there in their teens that plays?

Answer 1

I'm 29 and I have a D&D game on Thursdays.



4th edition hopes to balance some of the issues that crop up at high end D&D games. (IE warriors do the same thing ever turn, wizards are VERY powerful).



I haven't heard much about the online component. I from what little I've heard, its there to help groups that are split when someone has to move.



I'm looking forward to it myself. Some of the concepts do sound very interesting.



But it is YOUR choice. If you want, and can find, someone playing 1 though 3.5 years from now then play, you choose what games to play.

Answer 2

The new version will never be as good as the one you started with.



Besides, editions/versions are just scams. Do you really think someone can tell you how to roll dice better than you do now? When the company runs out of original ideas, they recycle the old material and put on a new book-cover.



Don't buy into it. Stick with what you've got now. You like it, you know how it works. Find others who feel the same. If no one lives near you, go online and play by e-mail. Or over a chat-room.

Answer 3

The newer versions unfortunately seem geared to pumping out as many supplements as possible. That aside, as a system, it is less broken in terms of exploits and balance than prior editions. Even with that you still have the power-curve issues. Casters are still king of the walk once you hit mid-levels and beyond.



Online...do you mean DDO? It hasn't been around that long. I beta'd DDO and quite honestly didn't like it very much. I've beta'd or played MOGs since they were MUDs. DDO was too buggy, clunky, and wasn't a good port of a pencil and paper system. NWN was far superior in that respect. There was nothing new in DDO that could hold my attention. LoTRO has a more well-known and developed world (sand-castles, real constellations, lots of detail), WoW follows the tried and true Blizzard game system of fun (kill-reward-repeat).



Do younger folks play? Yes. Most of the gaming groups that play v3.5 have gone in a bit of a holding pattern with 4E around the corner. Even with that, even my town has a decent-sized gaming community. The last group I played a few rounds with were all in their teens-early 20's.



You may also want to consider the 'Living' Campaigns. They are pencil and paper D&D, but use a system of character tracking (log sheets, known as adventure records) that enable you to play your character at any sanctioned game.



Living Greyhawk is the standard D&D, but it's dying as of this year. Living Forgotten Realms is replacing it. These variants of D&D have a very large following.



I do agree though that the pencil and paper is still a niche market.

Answer 4

I still play 2nd edition. I started playing it in the early 90's and had so many books by the time 3rd edition came out that I didn't want to start spending money on them again. 8-)



I play with a group of friends maybe once a month. It's more about the social aspect than anything else at this point since we all have careers and families.



Here's a free online game you might want to check out:

http://greendragon.greentwenty.org

It's based on an old BBS game from the 90's called Red Dragon.

Cheers,

Jeff

Answer 5

Myself and most I've my friends have been playing since the late seventies. Not just D & D, you should make it a point to try some of the other genres ( Shadowrun, Star Wars, Call of Cthuhlu, Traveller are all solid rpgs). For the most part over the years, rpg's have grown to be more sophisticated and generally offer players more choices. With the advent of fourth edition, Wizards is about to change all that. Whatever you enjoy, there is no substitute for the camaraderie of table top.

Answer 6

I've seen a couple of my college student friends play it, but it is generally more of a niche market.



Mostly, people will play games such as Neverwinter Nights or Baldur's Gate that were based off of the Dungeons & Dragons toolset.



I have the opinion that newer toolsets were made for a reason: to improve gameplay and performance. I like the newer version better based off of attribute scoring when starting off as well as some other things.

Answer 7

I do. I'm 38 and have been playing for almost 28 years. I'm the DM for the group, since no one else wants to. :-)



Our group is 10 people strong, and we play at a hobby store. The manager of the store is in the group, so we can play there as long as we like. Our youngest players are in their mid 20's and our oldest just turned 52 about 10 days ago.



D&D on paper, isn't niche for me. Or for the manager who runs the store we play in.

Answer 8

I prefer the older versions and still play First Edition. I enjoy the fact too, that it will never be updated! :) I can play that edition forever w/o having to worry about the rules changing.



There are lots of folks who enjoy the older editions, see my links below for 1st and 2nd edition gaming forums as well as a link looking for gamers. There are gamers of all ages and gaming all editions. Good luck and good gaming!

Answer 9

Started playing 2nd edition not long before 3rd edition came out, Once it was out I switched over fairly quick. Played 3.0 and 3.5 since they were released and am highly anticipating 4th edition in June (happy coincidence my birthday is in June ;) )



I also play the MMORPG version too.

Answer 10

yah im 20 and i do

Answer 11

nope