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Not sure I am interested in epic, if that is epic, but luckily, that's a part of the game which is really easy to ignore ;)

Okay. I think it's pretty safe to say that we have pretty divergent opinion of what epic should be. Fair enough. EDIT: Out of curiosity, which edition of D&D has come the closest to being able to do anything like what you describe above? Because I must admit, I thought you were talking about...

4e epic tier missing the "holy cow" factor is linked to the neutering of the spell-casting system. So yeah, if you compare 4e epic to 3e or 2e epic, it will feel less epic. However, if you put things in perspective and compare to the rest (heroic and paragon tier) of 4e, you will see a pretty...

Ah I see. I had missed that. Anyway, a 1st level player dying from a double crit from a boss (presumably higher level) is fine in my book. Could happen in any edition.

Sorry, but this simply isn't true. 4e gave us a the most working version of epic play since.. well, perhaps ever. Every single class was supported for epic play and there were lots of monsters. Sure, there weren't that many adventurers, and we could definitely have used more monsters. We could...

Could it be that Monte is referring to saves as seen up until 4e - which is pretty much gone. Sure, there is still something called a saving throw, but let's be honest, we might as well toss a coin, if it were not for a few modifiers at time. Look, Monte has never been my favorite designer. I...

Just remember that in the playtest, the paladin who got one-shotted was already wounded, so it was not really a true one-shot. Also bear in mind that he as one-shotted by an Ogre, a monster presumably several levels higher than him (he was level 1). Are you still against that being able to...

PbP mostly (I am guessing)

I think the interwebs must have matured. Or did I miss the 4576 threads about how "Javelins of Fire" have ruined dndnext before it's even out?

You are shifting the goal posts. We were talking about you. You said: You made a very broad generalization about 4e players, which, in my world, amounts to putting them in a box. Maybe it is a language thing. Anyway, as I explained quite clearly in my post, I am a 4e player (DM rather), I love...

It's really getting annoying when some people put everyone else in boxes. I am a 4e customer. In fact, I have bought every single WotC 4e book/boxset released and 100+ third party products. And I am still buying products. I am also a fan of 4e - a big fan. C4bal, f4nboi, 4venger etc. Been...

I just love spending my money on new books!

A 3.5 ogre does 2d8+7 damage. Average damage alone should be enough to kill most 1st level paladins. Let alone one who is already injured. 4e Ogre does 2d10+5 damage. Average damage might kill a wounded 1st level paladin, although it would probably have to roll somewhat over average. Still very...

^^Arguably the best we have for 4e. YMMV of course.

I would model it on raise dead sickness. So something like –1 to all attack rolls, skill checks, saving throws, and ability checks. This death penalty fades after the subject reaches three milestones (or 3 extended rests). If you are feeling harsh, you could add -1 surge or so. It really depends...

Obviously there are a great many variables. As KD also mentioned, AP's and Dailies can somewhat affect things a lot. With that said, waves does a lot to bring down the difficulty of a combat, since you spread out the damage the players take, over more rounds. Also, how much you focus fire...

Under the current rules, an n+3 encounter is very likely a TPK in the hands of a DM that doesn't pull his punches. Luck or very competent players can of course affect the outcome. This short message was brought to you by Tapatalk and my iPad

Yeah, you need to do something about that. Lots of us use an iPad ;) Wow.. Gencon 2012? With a game still in alpha (according to the designers) and a playtest starting during the spring, I very much doubt that. If you lived nearby, I would have pulled out a $100 bill and told you to put your...

Well, regarding the international issue, it has never been a problem for my FLGS to order anything from WotC. Or you could be positive and instead assume that the guys at WotC have learned a thing or two, and realized they are way better off giving us what we want, instead of giving us what...

Yeah, sounds pretty amazing. I had recently decided to return to running campaigns in FR; but with this news, I will definitely put it off until I can run Ed's version of it.