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Well, that's a valid opinion, although not one I really agree with. But as long as it's out there and the first things a lot of gamers are going to throw at a new player, the new players are going to continue to pick up the PHB1... I think it mainly comes down to what the new players are steered...

I think the DM's kit is relevant in two ways: One, it accomplishes the design goals of essentials (specifically: that you can have a complete, if limited, D&D game with just essentials products), & two, it does so without putting more redundant material in products that existing 4e players are...

I'm not sure I agree. The game seems pretty well bloated as-is, just trying to pick a feat in the CB has become a nightmare. And PHB3 is filled with stuff that I can't see as anything but failed concepts - I really have no idea how WotC would make something like the Runepriest or the Seeker...

I don't think I've ever seen either tactic in play. Then again IIRC I've seen all of three actual controllers in 4e, and their "tactics" could best be described as "blast the other PCs until their players corner mine and convince him to re-roll a striker", "flail around uselessly", and "blow...

I agree, but I think the issue is that the Warlock is much closer to a hybrid-role class than any other in PHB1. This was probably helped along by some confusion about exactly what the controller role was supposed to accomplish, and the fact (well, IMO) that it's the most conditional role of the...

I don't personally feel that D&D has ever simulated anything but D&D. 3.5 simulates 3.5 much better than 4e does, but it also simulates 4e much worse.

I disagree. The WotC message boards are so over-crowded that using them is an absolute pain, and I'm not signing up for twitter or bothering with someone's blog. Yes, part of what arrives in Dungeon & Dragon each month is basically blogs, but at least I can find and read it. And I don't care if...

I may end up contacting customer service again, but I'm not currently getting email updates from WotC because I used to get 80+ notifications each day about the same years-old threads (that didn't even have any new posts in them). But the point is, I don't really want to have to deal with email...

Yeah, several people have suggested I leave the solo, and I was already inclined to because I didn't want to change it if I could avoid it (I'm not 100% confident changing group roles beyond minionifying standards). I'm just working on 2 or hopefully 3 standard encounters for now.

Well running faster would be good, although it means more work between now and then to get things ready. If removing monsters is the way to go I think I'm going to have to start over from scratch. More swingy may actually be a good thing. Party composition is going to be a swordmage, a shaman...

OK, I'm in a bit of a jam... I've been working feverishly on the next few encounters for my Dark Sun group for the last few weeks (through several skipped sessions), and now I find out that only 3 people (out of 5 normally) can make it on Saturday. Given missed sessions, the people who can make...

Classes, yes, but I think he was asking for support for the specific build mechanics (arcane implement mastery, etc.) that these classes used pre-essentials. Mind you, I think that there hasn't been (or really needed to be) a huge amount of support for some of this stuff even pre-essentials. At...

You know, I only ever hear about these updates if I see something here on ENWorld. It would be nice if WotC had some better way of getting this information to subscribers. A little "here's what's coming up for / in the DDI" section would be a nice addition to the D&D main page...

I think that part of the issue may be that some posters are replying to Walking Dad as a spokesman for a larger "anti-essentials crowd". I have gotten the impression from some posters that going forward they don't want to see any material published that would be usable / applicable to the...

OK, how do you figure appropriate damage for the abilities of a monster that aren't attacks? An example would be auras - do you consider the aura damage when figuring the damage from the monster's normal attacks? And how much damage is enough / too much (for the aura)? What about a monster that...

I thought Binder was going to be based more on the PHB1 Warlock, or does that just mean that it's not a Hexblade? Character Themes, maybe?

It could potentially even just have been a mistaken reference, but I'd like to think that it indicates that there are plans to address the issue in an article where they can include additional content. And if that's the case, I'd be more than happy to see them continue with that idea when...

New books going forward are probably mostly going to include some contend aimed at the Essentials sub-classes. We can't be sure yet how that's going to work out, but it could well include alternate features etc. for the sub-classes that isn't compatible with core class builds. Mind you, this is...

Player material goes in Dragon. If it's errata (or update, or whatever they want to call it), it should still be free (idk, I suppose they could manage to screw that up). I'd actually be happy to see a full article on the subject and not just a few lines of unexplained "improvements" in an...

I hesitated to say the same thing, because it is pretty severe and it may not be what you're looking for. But I've found that you can get players to engage in stuff that's beyond their interest, but it's really impossible to make them care. They might come around to enjoying the kind of game you...