02-23-2012, 09:34 AM
Dharus Tyranus Wrote:D&D is what most of the fantasy games are built around and it is an unbalanced class game. The idea was a rock, paper, scissors class system with given various encounters each class had advantages and disadvantages. While a prepared cleric or wizard were kings in their own right, unprepared they were easy kills.
Exactly. D&D was originally designed for that reliance in an attempt to promote the requirement of the multiplayer aspect. With out multiple classes the game just can't be played. Many games of the 70's were mostly two player war games or childrens games. D&D really enforced the design of a game around generating more customers for its products/supplements.
GURPS/Champions came along and destroyed that model and D&D seemed really idiotic afterwards.
MMO's of the 90's went with the D&D model because like D&D they were dealing with a new type of product and because they were D&D fans.
There are many better models now out there but for an assortment of reasons they just can't get out of the mold.
I am still awaiting the GURPS of MMO's to come along.
Vllad