Bandreus said:
because WOTC sells minis for a good income while character sheets come basicly free? ;P
Because 4E is actually simple enough to do with some scribbles on a piece of paper. Seriously, you don't need more than that:
Mr. Simple (Level 1)
Eladrin Warlock (Infernal Pact)
Str 12, Con 16, Dex 14, Int 15, Wis 10, Cha 11
AC 14 (leather), Fort 13, Ref 12, Will 10
Trained Skills: Arcana (+7), Bluff (+5), Intimidate (+5), Whatever (+?)
Powers:
Fey Step (encounter), 5 squares
Eldritch Blast (at-will), +3, 1d10+3 (basic)
Hellish Rebuke (at-will) +3, 1d6+3
Vampiric Embrace (encounter)
Armour of Agathys (daily)
Okay, the values are not exactly right, because it's just improvised... but you get the gist. And, of course, because they want to plug DDM to improve the sales.
Cheers, LT.