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A wizard did it.

I think the problem is mainly at high levels. Having a bad defense is fine. Having a defense where you get auto-hit is not. I think getting a +2 bonus to Fort, Ref, and Will at Paragon tier and another +2 at Epic would fix the problem.

Yes, but you're ignoring the fact that 4e makes a much bigger effort to reward team optimization and powers that aid other characters. There are always going to be powergamers... the difference is that 4e at least makes some effort to channel that urge in a way that benefits everyone.

If you had to rank them, I'd say -Leader -Defender -Striker -Controller in order from most necessary to least. At the same time, every role contributes to the party in a way the other roles can't.

I think the main difference between 4e and 3.x is the way 4e promotes and rewards teamwork. I think most people's problems with 3.x min-maxing is that though it would help your character it usually hurt your party. 4e encourages min-maxing to a degree, but the difference is your best bet for...

What new power?

If you don't have to make a new roll, that means you can move into normal cover instead of superior cover, correct?

It was the third combat for the day, but most of us still had our daily powers. The power level was several levels higher, but that's how it is in the module... so you can't say Wizards doesn't intend for death to be in the game.

Lead the Attack and Lance of Faith don't. The others do.

It seems the overall deadliness of the encounter varies greatly on how the DM chooses to run the enemies. We had the Ranger and the Rogue peek in and shoot two Kobold minions, after which the rest of the Kobolds retreated and we were forced to enter the cave. The encounter seems to be much...

4e would work great as a SRPG along the lines of Fire Emblem or Final Fantasy Tactics.

To anyone who think 4e isn't deadly, our group had four deaths today fighting Irontooth in KotS.

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Ugh, this was supposed to be a poll... stupid internet connection. Please lock, mods.

We lost 4 here. Dwarven Fighter, Dragonborn Paladin, Tiefling Warlord, Human Wizard all dead. Only the Halfling Rogue and my Elven Ranger survived. We got off on a bad foot because the Wizard didn't want to play one and charged out in front. He got dropped in a couple rounds and after being...

Write a good story first. Then adapt it to D&D. Do NOT try to turn a generic adventure into a good movie because it will not work. D&D adventures do not follow the same principles of storytelling that a movie does.

I think this foes too far the other way in nerfing Stealth. I'd rather they nerfed the Warlock concealment.

Asking someone to stop playing D&D is pretty rude, as is the rest of your post. People are complaining because SoD and SoS spells make you sit out before you have a chance to do anything at all. Without save-or-die you usually only die when it's your own or your party's fault.

Yes D&D is a niche. Now you know why WotC wants to expand the market!

Assuming 4e doesn't suddenly bomb, I think this forum will inevitably become 4e oriented, barring intervention from the administrators discouraging or banning its discussion, and I don't think that's likely. It's simply the natural way for things to go, water flowing downhill and all that...