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If the powers and feats in Arcane Power counted as new support for the PHB classes - despite also having support for the Swordmage - than powers and feats in HoS for the Wizard and Cleric is just as legitimate as new support. Seriously, based on your logic here, I do not believe it is...

I was going to object to your criticism, since the ED's level 21 feature is quite strong: +2 to your primary stat, plus regen while bloodied, is perfectly respectable. Then I realized that the level 24 feature was terrible, the level 26 utility was a 1 round daily power that requires surges...

The compendium has a number of rules errors, typically in cases just like this, where the unique nature of a power doesn't translate properly to the Compendium format. In any case, in the original article for Duelist's Prowess, the attack does not have the Weapon keyword, which is quite...

I might disagree there. I saw complaints about articles last year, but honestly didn't feel there was a ton of truth to them - the content had diminished a bit from the first two years of the online magazine, and they didn't have as many truly amazing articles, but there was plenty of articles...

Ok, so here is what you initially said that I objected to: "I think the problem is promotion. Back in the 80's and 90's you had Dragon magazine to promote DnD stuff. You had articles on new products, articles written by gamers and ad's that that promoted all kinds of stuff RPG related. Now if...

Yeah, that's correct, apologies for any confusion! Yeah, but I'm just not sure how reasonable it was to believe it was so seperate that it would be completely disconnected from future products. I think the example of the Swordmage is a good one - the Forgotten Realms books are part of a...

The Setting: As noted above, dark fantasy. Elves live as second-class citizens in walled-off portions of the city (the Elven alienage) or as wild folk clinging desperately to their forgotten traditions. Magic is dangerous and mages are either apostates on the run, or kept as near-prisoners of an...

Keep in mind, in your example, it doesn't matter what they recharge on - if they all nuke the party at once, the party is going to be messed up. I think having it an At-Will is fine - once PCs see him using bursts, they can try and stay spread out to minimize what he can do. If the only worry...

For new players, Essentials was a new entry point into the game. For stores, it was an easy summary of what 'core' material would be best for them to keep in stock. For existing players, some books were useless, and others provided either new content (Heroes of the etc, Monster Vault) or could...

This is the problem with a linked subscription. As it is, they don't seem capable of even giving a partial refund, which is what I asked for in February myself - and as such, when I pressed the point, they gave a full refund for the month even though that wasn't what I was requesting. So the...

It's the sort of thing that is second nature to me by now - but I am confident there are DMs out there for whom this is useful, and that is exactly why I'm glad to see it showing up as free DM advice on the website.

Of course, at this point you're changing the argument - your original criticism was that too much content on their website was going behind the paywal. Now you are arguing that there aren't enough DDI articles. You can't really have it both ways. I suppose that is my main objection here -...

Good point - the Discuss link is the one I was referring to. It often links to a direct thread with most articles, but that only seems true for one or two of the Legends and Lore columns. I do definitely agree that fixing that and helping create a more dynamic connection between the site and...

In the end, I think part of the issue is that this sort of thing will vary by situation. Is the PC trying to do a stunt to suddenly end up 100' away next to an enemy? That seems silly. In this case, on the other hand? The stunt is providing the benefit of 10 extra feet of movement (by...

Except you don't need to do that. Removing that limit was a good thing for making magic items useful to the party. Unfortunately, doing so without any other changes opened up possible abuses. They do a good job pointing those out specifically: "First, would the item be overly useful if a...

Except it isn't part of DDI. It is free content on the website for everyone. You are free to dislike the column, sure. For myself, I agree that the DM advice column is absolutely awesome. Legends and Lore... I find it interesting to take a look at some of these ideas, but it rarely 'wows' me...

What really confuses me is that they came out with Gamma World at around the same time- and it is everything a basic set should be. Clear, concise rulebook. Simplified and entertaining chargen. Shorter level span. Adventure, maps, tokens. Ignore the unique elements like mutation and tech...

My point was more that, while you could peruse a store copy of Dragon magazine, having all those features as instead intentionally free articles on the website is undeniable more generous to consumers. More than that, your claim was that they were moving away from this sort of thing on the...

Yes, but I don't believe WotC has ever terminated anyone's license. Even by the strictest wording of the EULA, it doesn't happen automatically - it is an option given, and not one I'm aware of ever really being used. It's standard legal boiler-plate to cover contingencies, but I don't believe...

Let's be fair - a +2 to hit is pretty much always useful. If it isn't - if you, say, are instead focused on getting away from danger or staying alive - you can probably use the shift or the temps. I think it is a respectable racial power. Not overwhelmingly powerful due to the restriction on...