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Only to a point, in your last comment. I am fine with using a heal skill, poultices, etc to heal some damage. I'll buy into a Warlord class healing someone to a point. Where I find myself checking out is when non-magically, someone goes from death's door to fully healed.

Exactly what I want. Over the course of the adventure/campaign, I want each person to have their time. I don't care that the rogue has nothing to do in Encounter X, because he can't sneak attack undead or get through it's DR. I don't care that wizard can't (easily) hurt a golem because it's...

I like 1e,2e,3e version because it's unrealistic with 34 years of tradition. Regardless of how HPs were envisioned, the fact that it took weeks to get them back made them more like physical damage. Being able to be magically healed makes MORE sense to me, than the 4e version. It's not perfect...

And to be fair, I have fewer problems with mundane healing when it involves a skill, alchemical potions, healing kits etc and only heals SOME damage. If the warlord had a heal skill that allowed to heal some amount of HPs via poultices, combat medicine, alchemical stuff, etc, I'd be ok with...

The difference for me is that is a strictly 4e mechanic, better suited to a module than the base core game, in my opinion. If you take a poll, it is one of the most divisive issues in 4e for people who never made the switch, aka how 4e handled healing in general.

Balance shouldn't mean a wizard at 4th level has a spell that deals 2d6 damage and blinds, so a fighter has to have a maneuever that does 2d6 damage and blinds, and a thief has an ability that does 2d6 damage and blinds, etc For me, balanced simply by combat won't fly. The characters just...

It doesn't seem that different to me. If HP was only mental or only luck or only whatever, a week of bedrest wouldn't be required in 1e, 2e, 3e etc to fully heal. The barbarian could just get screamed at by the Bard until he was healed. Obviously there is a physical component. If there is a...

I remember when my 2e character had a -2 and I was a king amongst peasants. My wife's character (a cheesey svirfneblin specialty priest) had a -4 in another campaign and was nearly unkillable.

I would watch D&D cartoons. My daughter watches the old ones with me all the time. She may even like them more than I do, but for different reasons (stupid Uni) :D

Honestly...watching them trek through dwarven dungeons would have been 87% more interesting than watching them walk everywhere (and occasionally jogging)

Not liking dungeons is like not liking ice cream :(

Show's how much attention I pay. It's not quite the same, but I may spend some money to see.

Bring back minis and the minis game. I used to spend thousands on these. As nice as Paizo's new ones look (and they do look incredible), I enjoyed the tactical game as well as using them for my D&D table.

The question was asked, and I answered it. It has absolutely nothing to do with 4e. I want martial manuevers, I just don't want them limited to daily and encounter. It makes no sense to me. "I can trip him right now, but I can't trip anyone else during the entire day" That is not...

I don't want them at all, same table, same character sheet etc. I don't really want to see them in the game.

I would rather see alchemical potions, poultices and the like for non-magical healing for between combat. I would rather see healing potions (magical) be cheaper than have everyone and their neighbor able to heal themselves up between combats with a peptalk or other non-magical means. My...

You can argue I can't determine how good a system is before playing. I disagree. I'm perfectly capable of reading a book and making a decision on whether or not I will find it fun. If I wanted to play tactical minis, they used to have a game for that until 4e came out and killed it (DDM). I...

Jolt and Mountain Dew...and gummy worms...and pizza...and doritos.

And how many of the Black Company survived to old age? :) You can have those, just expect the high mortality.

I want my 4 (or more) character party with the 4 roles covered, a healer, an arcane caster, a skill monkey/sneak and a brute to dish and take damage. THAT is D&D to me.