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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 5113271" data-attributes="member: 14197">I am running 4e right now, though my experience levels and expertise with 3.x are pretty much identical to yours.  I dig 3.x, but I started finding that creating NPC enemy parties to help challenge the higher level PCs (13+ level) was time consuming and my prep time was soon more than actual game time.When I run 4e, my prep time has fallen dramatically, and I can spend more time on story and other parts of encounter design like maps and terrain elements.The 4e statblocks are much simpler.  DMing has become much easier and more fun, though these facts don't necessarily mean the playing of the game is more or less fun because of it.To the OP, I agree with taking a break.  Talk to your min/max player and find out why he/she needs to feel responsible for min/maxing the rest of the party.  Is he trying to suggest powers and actions in game as well as out of game?Also, if 4e is not as fun for you, go back to the edition that you had most fun with.  An edition change cannot ruin the fun of a 29 year campaign.  Only people can do that.</blockquote>