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Compatible? Yes. A good idea to mix? Not really. Our group has recently added 2 essentials characters into groups of classic 4E characters. While the game never grinds to a halt or has problems in play, both essentials players dislike their characters and look longingly at their more...

I have thought about this a lot over the past year, when Essentials wasn't what I was hoping for. 4E is pretty close to my ideal version of D&D, so for me it would be 4E with the following alterations: Get rid of the linear alignment track, preferably bring back the old two axis system, but I...

Very true. There are six players in the group so there is a fair amount of overlap any way you look at it.

My buddy is playing an executioner in one of our games, and he is pretty underwhelmed. His damage output is consistently lower than the dagger-wielding rogue, and my defender (an avenging paladin with a fullblade). This particular game is an Eberron game with a lot of intrigue and subterfuge...

There has been no interest in essentials characters at my table, so it hasn't been an issue. I have allowed the feats, which most have jumped on. In a secondary game, we have had two essentials characters--an executioner and a hexblade--working alongside standard characters. Mostly this was...

Have you considered the back of your hand? It's probably a good thing I'm not a parent....

It's sad, but utterly unsurprising that this sort of irrational prejudice still goes on. I experienced it very hard in the 80's but I stood my ground... and while there are some relatives I haven't spoken too in 20 years, I know I made the right call. Interestingly enough, while I have...

Wow. I disagree with most of what you have to say here Ryan, and the rest, I don't really have a basis for comparison. Your experiences seem to be very different from my own. While I agree that the game could use simpler rules, game complexity is rarely an issue. My group's longstanding...

You can't update anything other than the level and names. You can't paste the monster into a word document. You STILL can't apply a template or alternate powers. As it stands, the new monster builder is a slap in the face to paying DDI customers. I could be more specific about what WotC...

My group is so deep into 3D with shelves of dwarven forge sets, buildings, and tons of miniatures that I couldn't even imagine going 2D. There is nothing like seeing everyone's eyes light up when I unveil the encounter area.

Interesting thought, but I doubt it will happen. More based on the fan reaction than the merit of the actual idea. For the past half a year or so WotC has made many controversial moves that have left a bad taste in many fans mouths. Such a move would almost surely be seen as a "cash grab" and...

I see where you are coming from, but I think that depends on the individual. There are five people that I play with right now, two of us have played since high school, my brother joined us when his group collapsed in the late 90's, but the other two are in the mid-twenties. I'm sure this isn't...

Perhaps I am an exception, but I make a heck of a lot more money now than when I started playing 25 years ago. Sure I have a lot more expenses and responsibilities, but I easily spend ten times what I spent on game products alone in 1986... even with inflation that is a huge jump. WotC...

I love 4E and believe it to be a huge step forward. I took a look at PF when it first came out because I loved what Paizo did with Dungeon in particular, but I was unimpressed. I realized I don't miss 3.x in the slightest. I could no more switch to Pathfinder than I could go back to my old '78...

I couldn't care less about the Class Compendium, or any Essentials product for that matter, but I am disappointed to see the Emporium and Nentir Vale books are gone. 2011 is looking mighty thin right now. I see one of three possibilities... The...

I was hoping this article would help the classic what-to-do-with-the-enemy-who-surrenders debate, but I agree that many of these options are horrific. I think some of these are decent alternatives to killing, but the author's angry and vengeful spin on things is the issue. "To the Pain" only...

Count me among those who are disappointed to see this book taking the Essentials route. I would much rather see new classes based on shadow than a hint of shadow flavor for martial, divine or arcane characters. I was hoping to see a hexblade class (not some melee build for warlocks) since this...

Well, I bought a new Pontiac about a year before the brand was phased out and GM went into chapter 11 bankruptcy, so I think its flawed logic to suggest a product cannot be on sale/in production while a company is dying. To offer an older business analogy, when Coca-cola test marketed "New...

While individually none of these things have put WotC out of business, there business strategy in the past year or so suggests a measure of desperation. I think many of these events have had a major impact on the business... WotC lost revenue with refunds and canceled subs after the Sept...

I completely agree with everything Merric said, including the bit about the Essentials. While D&DE may be selling well, I think it fails because it tried to do too many things - be a simple starting point to new gamers, bring back lapsed players with notstalgia and compromise, and revise the...