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Now there were certainly differences between the editions. For instance, in first edition, Druids were a weird special class you could only get by dual-classing, whereas in second edition they were just a normal class. But Wisdom was only sort of the stat for Druids in 2nd ed (they required 12+ Wisdom and 15+ Charisma); it wasn't their primary stat until 3rd ed. Similarly, Rogues got a little more DPS-y with each edition (originally they were more about "thieving skills" like lockpicking or moving silently), but they've had backstab since the start. Quote:
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That all being said, BG2 is still my go-to favorite isometric RPG. BG1 was pretty good, but BG2 was amazing. I have not tried BG3 but I'm skeptical. Divine Divinity team was okay but I heard a lot of bad stuff, waiting for the full release. Unless it came out and I missed it. RIP David Warner https://www.pcgamer.com/david-warner...icus-has-died/ | |||
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But I digress... OK, so you played a lot of D&D, but that doesn't mean that you can pretend that the rules dont say that the original DND was 3 classes, and because they added so many classes to the game with subsequent expansions, that with 2nd edition in 1989 they streamlined the game by making it 4 base classes. | |||
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Then came a few tiny print runs of the original game, and then came Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition (followed very shortly by Basic D&D; they kinda splintered the game in the early days). But I have both the Basic D&D book and the AD&D books out in my garage: I assure you, they both have more than 3 classes. Basic D&D had no races: if you wanted to be a Dwarf, Elf, or Halfling, that was considered a class in that system. But still, there were the same four core classes (Fighter/Thief/Wizard/Cleric), plus the three racial ones ... and then AD&D added even more (like Illusionist or Paladin).
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It was amazing for the game and community, creating tons of "D20" products (plus a few like Everquest that weren't official "D20", but still were using all the rules) ... and then they got greedy and thought "someone else is getting to make money off D&D besides us!?!?!?", kicked Dancey out, and pulled the OGL way back with 4E [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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So, you're technically correct that the first edition of D&D ever was weird and (I guess?) only had 3 classes, but all that was sorted within 3 years. For the 20+ years after (1977-1999) every edition had more than 3 classes, clerics used Wisdom, wizards used Intelligence, etc. And again, 2nd Edition came out in 1989, so that was the "current edition" for DikuMUD/EQ devs (3E wouldn't come out until 2000).
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