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Originally Posted by DevP

Has anyone had experience with either of these options in 4E? Once I feel steady at running things at a normal pace, I'm curious how much the game will hold up (with possibly new 4E players) with a higher level start or accelerated progression. I'd like to see if I can cover more of the features/options in the game if I have fewer sessions available. (Of course this isn't required; lounging around 4th level can be fund enough I figure.)

I have played/DMed more campaigns in 4E starting at higher level than not, so I of course support the idea. My current campaign has started at 11th level, and for the most part, it's not much more complex than starting at level 1. Character creation no doubt takes longer, but actually playing is not horrible leap in difficulty.

You gain more and more powers, but it's not like every new power is a hard choice to make. Generally, there are situations to use every power and the hardest decision is to pick the power in the first place. As far as new players, I started with completely new players at level 5, and while the wall of powers is daunting, they took it on with ease. Whether it's level 1 or 11, new players just need the concept of at-will, encounters, and dailies explained along with the core mechanic (d20 + whatever,) and the amount of times they use those concepts doesn't make the difficulty increase substantially.