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Message: <blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 405925" data-attributes="member: 3192">Comparing my experience from how we used to play 2nd ed back in college and how my new group is faring under 3rd edition, the pace of advancement is seems greatly accelerated under D20 rules.  While this is easily fixed by slowing XP (and commensurate gold), most players really want to push up to the teens in levels.  I don't know, but I remember it took a long time to be able to play just competently after 12th level in 2nd edition  Even though 3rd has balanced things lvls 1-20 (I hear) I know that story possibilities and flavor vastly change as characters go up in levels.   I like how organic the game changed in the early 70's & 80's.  The original 5 box sets seemed to state that each level of game was different.  You were a hero, but at Expert or Master level, you were no longer roaming the country side, but stood side to side with the big movers and shakers in the game.  You made history.  If I ran an epic adventure that allowed 10 levels of advancement, those characters comes out on the other side as substantially recognised cultural icons, if not for their talents, but for the speed of their growth!</blockquote>