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They are trying to make the best game they can, not the most accessible game.

Chill dude, they have tons of success and expierence. They're building this from the ground up. The timeline is fine so far.

Because of the design previously using a 2d6, results in the RPG were already structured around a probability curve with degrees of success. Switching to 2d10 is a refinement of that same system, not really a "back to basics" change. Are you on the Patreon? The weekly updates have done a really good job of communicating what has been going on in designing the game, and there has definitely been a lot of progress. The second playtest packet should be in our hands this summer, so we'll get to make some characters soon!

Not worried at all. Its a small change that they made for a good reason.

Mouth Feel is a level 4 Troubadour ability. They'll get to it soon.

Clarification: 2d10 has a different probability curve than 1d20, and crits occur on a nat 19 or 20

Your assuming quite a bit there.

The probability curve is different, is the main reason.

So dramatic...

You know it's been less than a year 😂

@@Serelenntidude As a game designer who is less experienced than Matt I can still confidently say that with a $4 million budget - this game is moving wayyyy to slowwwww… To not even have your games name copyright reserved is worrying to say the least & the fact that they still can’t settle on their own basic mechanics is room for concern. Matt’s history is proof of how he can dish out material vs how much backtracking he does here; since they won’t actually higher a big team like current new TTRPG’s are doing is proof of how high they are falling behind DaggerHeart or even DC20 who’s Kickstarter just ended, yet his team has already moved quicker. They are stuck with no signs of this backtracking stopping - it’s completely fair to be disappointed when knowing the designers past capability compared to their current with now having a $4M budget. Only thing moving forward is Matt’s ego and it honestly sucks to see…

​@@9HPRuneScape Well, their progress is clear, quality, and enthusiastic. You're some random complainer on the internet who wants a full game in less than a year. I think I'm going to trust the people who are showing clear signs of quality and steady progress rather than giving the rushed oatmeal product you yearn for.

I feel like they were quite clear from the start that it will be a long process with heaps of playtesting

They mentioned this in a previous video. You can switch kits during rests, but rests are not just sleeping for a few hours and more go back to base, repair stuff, buy new gear, spend a few days.

Great! Thanks for filling me in 😀

My assumption was that since oatmeal is bland and uninteresting, they're getting at the idea that an ability ought to have as much flavor and interest, and/or as much direct connection to the fantasy, as possible - as opposed to "this ability does 4 damage and slows you down a lot.. this other one does 6 damage and slows you down a little..." Instead they want something more along the lines of "Mind Sliver: This attack draws power from the Void to overwhelm the target's mind with thoughts of oblivion - do 4 damage and slow 2" and "Flame Kick: This attack forces raw, primal fire from the elemental planes into this realm, where it takes the form of a spinning kick at your target's ankles - do 6 damage and slow 1" My example is probably in keeping with how MCDM's RPG will word things, and it's all off the top of my head, but hopefully you get the idea :)

​​@@jamesripley8031You got it spot on, FYI. Except they want the powers to feel more different than that, so even the effects and mechanics of classes work different (or at least more different than DnD players are used to.

Oatmeal = Porridge

​@@HarryH256Not quite but similar enough.

Matt Colville has in the past used oatmeal as an example of "a product that is for everyone". You might make a game that is not for everyone, that turns off certain potential customers. But that's okay, you can't please everyone, or you shouldn't want to. The only product that is for everyone is "oatmeal".

You mean a d19? 🤓

Probability is different.

Single dice rolls are bad, they have equal odds of any result; adding two die tend towards an average while still having a reasonable chance to roll an extreme result. Two die rolls are less swingy and facilitate game balance.

@@j0nasbs I agree, but 2d10 is a 5% chance on a different curve. The math part of the design is apparent here. Not a critic, just an observation. James said that he struggled with a lot of different dice to get to 2d6. Not we are getting back to a d20.

@@Israelmadruga As I understood it, the issue with 2d6 was that it didn't leave enough room for scaling and bonuses to be added to the roll without making rolling moot, because the highest result became too likely while the lowest was almost impossible. I think they just wanted more space for character progression and situational bonuses.

They actually unanimously dislike a d20 because of the probability curve.

It's awesome when certain class features break a rule.

DOUBLE ZEROES, baybee!

Same one!

This IS that Djordi! The djordi who ran 4E for us and when we fought a Gelatinous Cube in a Kobold Warren, and the Kobolds had TRAINED the Gelatinous Cubes to open a hole in themselves so the Kobolds could throw a spear on a chain at us, skewer a PC, then pull them INTO the Gelatinous Cube!

Grow stronger!

Although it's relatively rarer, so even more joyous 😉🎉

1/100 vs 1/20. One is 5 times rarer than the other

Oh yeah 1/100 it will never happen :s did the team say anything on that ?

Can call the dice that always rolls lows "The Russian Die"

I think 1% chance of a crit is not meaningfully different than no chance of a crit. Bold design! But not one that would be very popular with the players. Or, frankly, the developers!

I think I'm causing confusion. I was just referencing James saying it's fun to say "Double zeroes!" Having crits is exciting! I've played crit-less systems, it's okay but not very dramatic to roll the maximum. I will say, MCDMRPG design is 10s across the board for me so far. Keep up the good work.

​@@mcolvilleso to be clear is the crit going to be two 0s/10s or how exactly will the crit work with the new dice?

@@Mitchyzdaboss 19 or 20. So, a 9/10, 10/9 or 10/10. Which I think is a 3% chance? Slightly less than d20 Fantasy, but you do a lot more with a crit in this game.

Have they stopped dnd product production?

I think I've done enough.

​Hopefully you do whatever you want to do. Excited about the new game coming out, and also delighted to see MCDM products hitting D&D Beyond. Even if it's just those two books, it shows (along with the other 3rd party content hitting the store) that D&D is more than just whatever rules are "handed down from on high".

​@@mcolville thanks for the out-loud guffaw. 😂

One could easily argue that its actually a double edged sword. Anything related to the d20 is immediately gets compared to it or worse is labeled as a "dnd clone". I also find ppl like the "feel" of the game not just considering the mechanics, but also how u physically interact with things can make u change your mindset. There's pros and cons to both approaches but imo if there's no reason to stick to it other than "legacy" there isn't much point. Especially as this ttrpg industry grows larger u need everything u can to stand out. Not to mention accessibility, when else r u ever going to use a d20, how many normies actually have 3 in the house so they can play real quick?

i guess 27 is still a lot lol