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While I can see your point I have to say that to me those guidelines feel more like shackles. I don't want to feel forced to add a +3 sword of boringness to my game just because the system says at level x my player must have weapons with bonus y or else they won't be hitting at the proper rates...

There is nothing wrong with wanting more out of combat stuff on your character sheet. Personally I don't find it an obstacle to roleplaying. I don't remember a huge amout of out of combat stuff on 1E sheets yet it remains all things being equal probably my favorite edition and the one in which I...

The need to be able to play every monster as a PC (not just drow). That there always seems to be a short list of obviously better weapons. Either shorten the list to the obviously best stuff or find a way to balance out the value of different weapons (Like 1E weapons speeds for example went a...

I think that combats that average almost 2 hours is certainly one of its bigger warts for me from a playstyle perspective (especially when your weekly session is usually only 4 hours). But thats a far cry from "it's not an RPG".

As a 4E player I've seen many of its warts up close and personal. Discussing what one likes or doesn't like about it seems fine to me, however saying 4E isn't an RPG just seems extreme and very much like baiting which I think we would all be better off without. While I think there is equal...

It was because of the GSL that pathfinder went from supporting D&D to doing it own thing. So yes they made it so different to prevent that sort of thing being possible this time around. Call it protecting thier IP if you prefer. Um yeah ok those first 3 levels were horribly imbalanced...

I find this article very encouraging as it mirriors how I have always tried to approach magic items fewer and cooler. Best part is no mention of milestones either!

I can't imagine there being any reason to leave the tool up and running for more than a year after 5E launches so um yeah part of the reason 4E was so different was to make sure there would be no repeat of Pathfinder when it came time to make a new edition. What did you expect it to look like...

I'll be shocked if in the end 4E fans won't be able to pick enough optional components to customize DDN to look and play very close to thier favorite edition. I think we aren't seeing it at this time because they are focused on making a core which can be added to and fine-tuned to any...

I'm confused, I thought we were talking about when PCs should get flight sounds like your either talking about monsters or some sort of D&D PVP lol. Monsters have always had flight at even the earliest levels of the game stirges come to mind right away. Of course for all I know 4E might have...

Arrows and projectiles should be the biggest balancing factor for flight. Exploder is right to point out that the biggest problem with flight was that you could stack spells like improved invisibility or protection from normal missles on top of it.

The whole purpose of the defender role in 4E is to take hits meant for your teammates this virtually dictates that people playing defenders will be taking lots of damage and therefore seeing and embracing negative hitpoints. When my fighter or swordmage went down in a battle I knew and often...

I think that might largely depend upon which edition/playstyle your trying to emulate since DDN claims it will support them all through kernel custimization. I think both the hitpoint total and the the weight of the incentive would need adjustment because of the varied edition/playstyle...

Yes I quite agree that it both can't be too good just good enough to offset the worry that hey i'm not at full heath and there has to be a framework for it in place to prevent player abuse. I still think it could be done.

I think a large problem in how healing is handled is the perception on the part of many players that they need to be at full strength or close to before starting combat. Often the solutions many DMs come up with to counter this through pejorative means like a time limit or racing against another...

After playing a shielding swordmage from level 1 to mid teens and currently playing a level 11 fighter I find the fighter to be a poor defender by comparison. FWIW

I found it to favor a playstyle much closer to 1E and nothing at all like 3E.

Lets hope it doesn't require a milestone to use :P

The tables were fun but equally fun was hand picking stuff that the party might not even realize will be useful in the future or placing specific items for specific characters or even better when that +1 sword the fighter has been using for months sheds a cold white light in the presence of a...

not surprised Personally I am not surprised that in many respects DDN more closely resembles the older editions of the game before adding modules. Given the stated desgin goal it would have been surprising to me if it had looked like 4.75 at first glimpse. In order to create a game that...