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On 6/23/2015 12:19 PM, Justisaur wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 6:39:53 AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:03:30 -0400, DMP <D...@nodomain.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am really looking forward to this game after reading this article
>>> about customizing characters and quests in Sword Coast Legends.
>>>
>>>  From "the Escapist"
>>>
>>> http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/conferences/e3-2015/14164-Dungeons-Dragons-Sword-Coast-Legends-Dungeon-Master-Mode-Preview
>>
>>
>> Much the same has been said about earlier games with similar features
>> (hearkening all the way back to Vampire:TM Redemption) but in the end
>> the "live DM" feature was rarely as easy-to-use as they made it out to
>> be in the previews, and almost never gave the DM as much control over
>> the game as you'd expect (I've heard that in SC:L the map-editing is
>> very limited, for instance). So I'm not holding my breath that this
>> game will be any different.
>>
>> Personally, I just want access to the Witcher's map-editor. Not to
>> create new levels and adventures; I just want to create a new world,
>> Minecraft creative-style. I want to see my imaginings realized in
>> beautifully rendered 3D using the game resources. Sadly, Projekt Red
>> (the developers) apparently does not intend to support modding so
>> these tools are unlikely to be forthcoming.
>
> I tried some live online DM'd games in NWN and found them very weird.  Couldn't get into them.
>
> The NWN tools to create your own adventures were really very good though, I did try a couple of the higher rated fan made ones and they were better than the original adventure, though not as good as the expansions.  I had one I made I really liked, but lost it, I'm not sure what happened to it.  It was really the best I've ever seen.
>
> The NWN 2 tools never worked for me, and from what I'd seen of them they were far more difficult to use than the NWN tools.
>
> Hopefully the SCL tools will be better, but I don't have much hope.
>
> - Justisaur
>

I have "0" experience with a Dungeon Master mode as explained in the 
article about SCL, but it did seem like it would be fun to try. The 
article made it sound simple, but it might not be.

If it becomes a chore, then it's not gaming anymore, IMHO.

D.

BTW, I'm still trying to enjoy The Witcher. Not getting very far, but 
haven't given up yet. I must be the 1 in a million whose not overly 
enthralled with it.