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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 7580874" data-attributes="member: 42040"><p>As someone who played 4e at the time (and still does), I would say that it emphasized electronic tools even more than 5e does. The online suite (including the Compendium, online Dungeon & Dragon magazines, and character builder) was/is nearly essential for play. </p><p></p><p>I can make a high level 5th edition character in a matter of minutes. Even a low level 4e character can take well over an hour - if you even have access to all the splats you need in print form.</p><p></p><p>That said, my experience with 4e, losing access to the online resources, trying to MacGyver something to work, etc., makes me hope that print is around for a long time. I believe that the reliance of 4e on its online suite and that online suite being unavailable is a contributing factor for making it an almost "dead" edition - whereas 1st-3rd editions can have a robust OSR life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 7580874, member: 42040"] As someone who played 4e at the time (and still does), I would say that it emphasized electronic tools even more than 5e does. The online suite (including the Compendium, online Dungeon & Dragon magazines, and character builder) was/is nearly essential for play. I can make a high level 5th edition character in a matter of minutes. Even a low level 4e character can take well over an hour - if you even have access to all the splats you need in print form. That said, my experience with 4e, losing access to the online resources, trying to MacGyver something to work, etc., makes me hope that print is around for a long time. I believe that the reliance of 4e on its online suite and that online suite being unavailable is a contributing factor for making it an almost "dead" edition - whereas 1st-3rd editions can have a robust OSR life. [/QUOTE]
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