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Of course, I won't play (or not play) a game because of the number of goblins a fighter kills.* I'll play whichever is the Most Fun (tm). That said, I think it's cool as all hell someone did this and had the know-how to do it. Seems neat to me. I agree with the "gob minion should be a gob" and...

D3 will be the game that forces me to buy a new computer. Been putting it off for some time. D1 and D2 were great. I expect more of the same with D3. Wis

The Ratbane speaks wisdom.

I'd agree - with the Monte hiring. Less sure with this one.

I agree - this ended any chance (albeit a small one) that I'd buy Paizo stuff. Ah well, I'm only one amongst many. SKR is a nice guy, I'm sure, but his philosophies on life outside of gaming are just so...um, wrong. Now, now, if I only listened to CDs of artists that shared my moral views, I'd...

I need an option for: At the announcement of 4e at GenCon - Disliked it. As I learned more about it - Continued to dislike it. As I learned even more about it - Indifferent. As I learned even more about it, again - Liked it. Played it - Like it. My group was anti-4e from the announcement...

I should probably have been clearer, cuz I agree with you. I was mainly a Dungeon subscriber and I absolutely loved what Mona & Co. did with Dungeon. Never subscribed to Dragon during the Paizo era, so probably shouldn't comment too much on that side of the house. Wis

You're ruining my style.

Give me some love on the name "Rules Compendium" being a misnomer, then?

Look, muchachos, I like 4e. Having as much as I did in 1978 without the need to resort to pogo sticks. But everything other than the game is starting to suck. Why, Wis? Thanks for the lead-in, little camper - I'll tell you. Point the First: The Rules Compendium is anything but. It...

Got it. Don't like it, though. Wanted the rules in there. And yes, yes - I understand that the rules were never supposed to be included. Doesn't change my opinion. Personally, I feel that without the rules, this offering is of very, very limited utility. Also, just to be an ass - it seems...

4e... ...and if it doesn't work - Dark Heresy... ...and if that doesn't work - Castles & Crusades... ...and if that doesn't work - the violin.

Testing, testing. Castellan - did you see this?

Does it overpower the RP opportunities? Certainly not. The mechanics for combat are, I believe, exclusive from RP aspects. To be fair, I think 4e has a slightly higher dependency on miniatures because there are a number of push-pull-slide capabilities. I play with minis and have since '78...

I share your concern. There's an irony ongoing here, with me, in that I could not stand 3e splat books - but I think 4e splat books are dang near required in order to keep the game's longevity. Either that's a great business decision by WotC, or it's a failure in 4e's design. To be more blunt...

Which makes it one of - if not the - coolest class in 4e. It's what the 3e marshal wanted to be, but the poor guy didn't have the mechanical underpinnings of the game to do it.

Great post. I empathize with many of your concerns. I think Hong hit on the difference between 4e and previous versions of D&D (excepting, perhaps, 1e). It's this: 4e is all about optimizing the group, not optimizing the individual. Players need to get into a mindset of taking actions in...

What is up, my brothers? The Dealer Let's get this out in the open: For me, 4e hearkens to 1e, and 1e was - is - my favorite edition of the game. I am happy to say I enjoy the new game and I don't feel I'm "betraying" anyone who still likes 3e. I played 3e since it came out, enjoyed the hell...

Your Honor, may I present Exhibit A. On Encounter Level Difficulty: DMG p. 56: "A hard encounter is two to four levels higher than the party's level." DMG p. 104: Second column, second paragraph: "Hard encounters are two to three levels above the party..." On Individual Threat Levels in...

Sep - Being cool and aloof is what makes one iconic. Thanks for the reply. W.P.