I agree with the concept. If thats what happens then they should be able to spend a bit of time there as well. If I am stepping into Faerie I might want to have the option of hanging out for more than a split second.
If the Eladrin are unable to do so then they are not cool residents of the feywild, they are teleporting elves.
Yes, how dare people criticize a game... gods, your snark even has smaller snark hanging off of it. Which is impressive in the way that a facehugger is adorable .
The whole issue which seems to be raised is that there are no valid criticisms and those who critique are not experiencing the deep love which 4e'rs have... yet those same 4e players get to drag out the tired chestnuts which are handwaved via house rules by anyone who runs across them (drowning rules, for example) from 3.X while touting a somewhat similar way in 4e.
What I really hate is the fact that it is also wrong to not enjoy the fluff. Guys... let's admit the fact that the Great Wheel was sort of... ehh... but that this whole Elemental Chaos/Astral Sea/Domain thing seems just as bad. However, the Wheel made a little more sense in a planar geography sense (you could 'cross over' to planes which are near, the use of portals) than the idea that the planes have become a Spelljammer's wonderland.
Back in 2006, people were deconstructing 3e and fixing all the bits they didn't like. Criticism of the game, when not followed by "and that's why 1st ed/2nd ed/OD&D is better than 3e," was generally constructive...perhaps because fewer people willing to jump ship on 3e in favour of an older edition than seem to be doing just that with 4e. Now there seems to be far less constructive criticism and more griping.
There needs to be a ritual that can be used by Eladrin (and maybe High Level Elves or anyone higher level with a teleportation power?) that allows them to cross over to the Feywild. Fey Step is not strong enough to let them stay there, but the ritual would be.Yeah the range isn't a problem. Its not that much real distance that is travelled, the key is the other plane. Its yet another nice bit of flavor that seems limited to mostly combat use. Heck I could see an Eladrin stepping in, getting a bit of sleep, and returning to the prime material in the morning.
To stay on topic...I admittedly don't have a good deal of background in rhetoric. Is saying something like "Eladrin are fun, but half-orcs should have been in the PHB instead" a valid criticism? Isn't such a statement just an opinion disguised as fact?
I think that the OGL helped foster (correctly or incorrectly) a sense of inclusiveness, and that fan work was valued.
As far as the base world for 4e, I think that given that the core was going to be doled out in chunks, there is little else WotC could do.
RC
QFT. For example, the oft-heard assertion that 4E is "dumbed down". This implies that if you like 4E better than previous editions, your are, for lack of a better term, dumb.In theory, yes. In practice, however, it can be quite different. Criticizing a game is one thing, but when your criticism is framed in a way that insults the people who like that game, that is an attack, no matter how you try to spin it.
Actually, I included this in my homebrew setting.I agree with the concept. If thats what happens then they should be able to spend a bit of time there as well. If I am stepping into Faerie I might want to have the option of hanging out for more than a split second.
If the Eladrin are unable to do so then they are not cool residents of the feywild, they are teleporting elves.
QFT. For example, the oft-heard assertion that 4E is "dumbed down". This implies that if you like 4E better than previous editions, your are, for lack of a better term, dumb.
Actually, I included this in my homebrew setting.
Stepping completely into the Feywild can only happen at points of great convergence. Permanent convergence points are the entrances to many of the great Eladrin cities. You Fey Step, and poof! You're in the Feywild until you find a way out.
When an Eladrin isn't at one of these gateways, they are just dipping their toe into the Feywild. They've learned to use this to their benefit as a kind of short-range teleportation.
Poof! Instant flavor to justify the mechanics.
-O