Has anyone else noticed this yet?

[Torvic]

Guys this change is simply so we can say 100k and the newbs will know we mean plat not gold. I for one will be very happy for the full two keystrokes that this change will save me on a regular basis.

[Falco_Easts]

I move we get rid of copper. When it costs more to make a coin than it is worth, it's time to move on.

But that will make the price of a base club go up x10

[ckorik]

Actually, the highest denomination of U.S. currency, in note form, is the $1000 dollar note. Its not part of the public system tho, and is used primarily in certain bank to bank transactions. While its not illegal to own or use one, you will be asked a fair amount of questions when you try. Most people who have one have picked it up at a gold dealer or coin show as an expensive collectors item.

If you dont understand your own money supply, what possible hope do you have for the future of your country? Investigate the "Federal" Reserve, today.

Wrong.

Question What denominations of currency notes is the Treasury Department no longer printing?

Answer On July 14, 1969, David M. Kennedy, the 60th Secretary of the Treasury, and officials at the Federal Reserve Board announced that they would immediately stop distributing currency in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. Production of these denominations stopped during World War II. Their main purpose was for bank transfer payments. With the arrival of more secure transfer technologies, however, they were no longer needed for that purpose. While these notes are legal tender and may still be found in circulation today, the Federal Reserve Banks remove them from circulation and destroy them as they are received.

http://www.ustreas.gov/education/faq...tions.shtml#q1

Google is not hard

[spyder7723]

Just yet another way that this game will stop feeling like D&D.

[Saaluta]

The difference is you are comparing apples and oranges: That paper is printed at different denominations whereas certain precious metals are rarer to find. During WWII, coins were made of different metals due to the needs for the war. Of course all that doesn't apply to D&D as the coins are made of the metal itself. Thus, gold was more readily available than platinum so it was the defacto standard.


It is sad to see the heart of D&D being ripped to shreads by people who can't even spell D&D (both on the forums and by Turbine).


Seriously, for those who say "Who cares?" Does that mean we should just give everyone a gauze rifle since it is more firepower than a dagger? How about tactical nukes and spaceplanes? How about everyone wearing space suits and have 4 legs?

This is a product licensed to be based upon D&D 3.5 That means, it should hold up those traditions in that fantasy realm or it quits being D&D.



RIP:
3D6, gold standard, persistant spells, levels, D&D role playing

Hello:
3-18, plat standard, spell areas, ranks, Mario Bros jumping games, stores in the middle of dungeons

And just think, coming soon(TM) carrot juice in the taverns and the new pirate raid complete with Y******e Sam

Saal

[Rice]

Just yet another way that this game will stop feeling like D&D.

It stopped feeling like DnD whenever I pulled a +5 weapon out of a lvl 8 dungeon.

[Sarria22]

Bah, platinum isn't big enough anyway, give me astral diamonds *ducks inevitable 4e flaming*

[spyder7723]

It stopped feeling like DnD whenever I pulled a +5 weapon out of a lvl 8 dungeon.

You got a good point there. I remember getting that +1 flaming sword at the end of the tutorial quest and thinking "what the hell?". Reminded me of a group I joined where everyone was loaded with magic weapons and items. Only played one session with them. Magic rich campaigns just never felt right to me. I'm probably just the cranky old man saying we used to have to walk 5 miles to school, uphill. BOTH ways.

[cdemeritt]

You got a good point there. I remember getting that +1 flaming sword at the end of the tutorial quest and thinking "what the hell?". Reminded me of a group I joined where everyone was loaded with magic weapons and items. Only played one session with them. Magic rich campaigns just never felt right to me. I'm probably just the cranky old man saying we used to have to walk 5 miles to school, uphill. BOTH ways.

There is a difference between Magic heavy campaigns and just plain old overpowered for the level... It is nice to have magic be common, but at the same time, the powercreep has been getting worse every update. Your not just a cranky old man, because powercreep can get out of hand quickly, and make games not fun... How many games have been ruined by cheatcodes?

[Dark_Helmet]

It stopped feeling like DnD whenever I pulled a +5 weapon out of a lvl 8 dungeon.

Wow, typically it is 3 levels lower. Did you have a loot gem going? I forgot where those are in the DMG as well.

You got a good point there. I remember getting that +1 flaming sword at the end of the tutorial quest and thinking "what the hell?". Reminded me of a group I joined where everyone was loaded with magic weapons and items. Only played one session with them. Magic rich campaigns just never felt right to me. I'm probably just the cranky old man saying we used to have to walk 5 miles to school, uphill. BOTH ways.

Yeah, I recall getting a frostbrand when they first came in the game and saying "Boy, I can't wait until I got to level 8 to use it". It was so cool to run around with it and get tells asking "***?"

Now, they give out stuff that makes virtually anything level 1/2 useless.

[spyder7723]

There is a difference between Magic heavy campaigns and just plain old overpowered for the level... It is nice to have magic be common, but at the same time, the powercreep has been getting worse every update. Your not just a cranky old man, because powercreep can get out of hand quickly, and make games not fun... How many games have been ruined by cheatcodes?

You hit the nail on the head. Power creep is waaaay out of control here. Things like the frost recipe's during the ice games really are a perfect example of that. Take a pure good, add frost and give it to a level 4. That's extremely over powered. I pulled a +1 frost long sword on my very first run through threnal, so I was probably level 8 at the time. That sword felt way too strong then, but passing it down to a new player made him a demi god in water works. I ruined the game for him, he went from 'wow, this place is dangerous' to "this game is boring, there is no challenge". Easy buttons are bad bad bad!!!

[Lyniaer]

"That'll be 16.50, sir."

Hand the boy 21.50

"Uh... Umm..."

[Rice]

Wow, typically it is 3 levels lower. Did you have a loot gem going? I forgot where those are in the DMG as well.

I got it in the end reward of Caverns of Korromar with no loot gem. One of my DnD friends who was watching basically said that this game was stupid as soon as he saw it :/