The much anticipated Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition was launched last June 7, 2008 with Wizards of the Coast, official publishers of game declaring that day as “Game Day”. A special game day website was made by WotC so that fans and players can hook up with one another to try out the new ed of D&D.
Without D&D, none of this MMORPG or fantasy gaming would have existed. Also, being an old vet of pen-and-paper RPGs, I’m quite excited about the launch too, having heard that the 4th Ed takes D&D gaming into the virtual and online environment with such tools as the D&D Insider.
What’s New with D&D 4th Edition
- Distinct Roles – You have 4 “Character Roles”
- Defender (Tank),
- Leader (Healer/Support) ,
- Controller (Spellcasters, Crowd Control),
- Striker (DPS) in addition to the classes.
- changes in alignment – now “unaligned” is possible
- Faster-paced combat rules
- Integrated with D&D insider (tools for graphical representation via a PC)
As promised, check out the video feature below by G4TV
