RE: https://dice.camp/@PTR_K/117543541758440328
18 years later, Mike Mearls admits the strong influence of MMOs (particularly WoW) on #DnD #4e. Checkmate, deniers. Some of us saw it all along.
This is not to hate on 4e. There are many things in it worthwhile. This is just final proof of the "video game" influence on the edition that so many tried to insist was not there. Also, Mearls admits the influence, then completely ignores its role in tanking th edition... once he gets to his damn point. Also also, read Peter's blog.
Recently Mike Mearls did a retrospective on why D&D 4th Edition failed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBgNSWWCpNE
There are a bunch of previously discussed discontents with that system I've discussed (or seen discussed) before. I'd been meaning to compile some of this into one place and hearing his video finally spurred me to do it. But rather than a multi-post diatribe on Mastodon, here's a blog post:
https://fantasyheartbreak.blogspot.com/2026/11/dungeons-dragons-4th-edition-gripes.html
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