Iceman
August 18th, 2011, 20:25
The new 3.5e system is awesome and I think it will do wonders for its new users given its functionality and ease of use compared to older systems.
That said, I believe there is a die rolling problem that seems to go beyond 3.5e and into the 4e system as well, which has only become apparent since the upgrade. When we first started playing the new system under 3.5e a few of my players mentioned that they saw the die roll and it was 'x' (pick your favorite number other than twenty)
However the system reported and displayed the number 'y' after the rolled die faded away. ('y' is any number that is not 'x' and is not 20)
Of course I brushed this off and chalked it up to too much dope smoking by my players. And then I saw the same thing happen! I checked my prescription for medical marijuana and found that it had long been expired, so there was no way I had been smoking any at the time. Then in last nights 4e game, where I am a player and not a DM, another player said he saw an erroneous die roll as well.
So, even as I call various pharmacies to renew my needed prescription, I have to believe that there is an errant die rolling problem. To confirm, if you have seen this phenomena since the upgrade please post that confirmation here.
I think the devs may need to take a look at this, but for now we continue to use the number that is reported and ignore any phantom die rolls. And in case you were wondering why 'x' and 'y' could not be the number twenty above, it is because ALL my players CONTINUALLY claim that they rolled a twenty, even when they are rolling a six sided die.
:D
That said, I believe there is a die rolling problem that seems to go beyond 3.5e and into the 4e system as well, which has only become apparent since the upgrade. When we first started playing the new system under 3.5e a few of my players mentioned that they saw the die roll and it was 'x' (pick your favorite number other than twenty)
However the system reported and displayed the number 'y' after the rolled die faded away. ('y' is any number that is not 'x' and is not 20)
Of course I brushed this off and chalked it up to too much dope smoking by my players. And then I saw the same thing happen! I checked my prescription for medical marijuana and found that it had long been expired, so there was no way I had been smoking any at the time. Then in last nights 4e game, where I am a player and not a DM, another player said he saw an erroneous die roll as well.
So, even as I call various pharmacies to renew my needed prescription, I have to believe that there is an errant die rolling problem. To confirm, if you have seen this phenomena since the upgrade please post that confirmation here.
I think the devs may need to take a look at this, but for now we continue to use the number that is reported and ignore any phantom die rolls. And in case you were wondering why 'x' and 'y' could not be the number twenty above, it is because ALL my players CONTINUALLY claim that they rolled a twenty, even when they are rolling a six sided die.
:D