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<blockquote data-quote="Engilbrand" data-source="post: 3473862" data-attributes="member: 44184"><p>For the record, I wasn't angry when I posted. In the games I play in, we don't have people flipping out over power. I've never actually played in a game where people cried "broken" at things. My problem is that it is a common argument that comes up. When I've seen it, the term power creep has been thrown out as if it's so obvious that it's happening that you'd have to be crazy to miss it. It also seems to be used to mean everything. People tend to talk as if ToB is more powerful, as a whole, than what has come before it. The book itself is boosting total power, not just melee classes.</p><p>In all honesty, my group plays with the idea that everything is fine with everything else. While we may talk about things being weaker than others, we still play it because we honestly believe that it's fine for the game. I, personally, operate on the idea that everything is reasonably balanced with everything else. While I use examples of things that I've read, it's usually to refute other arguments.</p><p>My initial response, though, was how the answer to, "Why does the Sage have to answer so many questions about ToB?" was "Power Creep." That's what I have a problem with. It's not even necessarily that the power is honestly being increased. It's that some parts have different options. I used the example of Clerics, Druids and Wizards to show that ToB isn't really Power Creep because the level has been high since the very beginning. That's how I look at it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engilbrand, post: 3473862, member: 44184"] For the record, I wasn't angry when I posted. In the games I play in, we don't have people flipping out over power. I've never actually played in a game where people cried "broken" at things. My problem is that it is a common argument that comes up. When I've seen it, the term power creep has been thrown out as if it's so obvious that it's happening that you'd have to be crazy to miss it. It also seems to be used to mean everything. People tend to talk as if ToB is more powerful, as a whole, than what has come before it. The book itself is boosting total power, not just melee classes. In all honesty, my group plays with the idea that everything is fine with everything else. While we may talk about things being weaker than others, we still play it because we honestly believe that it's fine for the game. I, personally, operate on the idea that everything is reasonably balanced with everything else. While I use examples of things that I've read, it's usually to refute other arguments. My initial response, though, was how the answer to, "Why does the Sage have to answer so many questions about ToB?" was "Power Creep." That's what I have a problem with. It's not even necessarily that the power is honestly being increased. It's that some parts have different options. I used the example of Clerics, Druids and Wizards to show that ToB isn't really Power Creep because the level has been high since the very beginning. That's how I look at it all. [/QUOTE]
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