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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4393472" data-attributes="member: 710">There is a fundamental difference here:3E had ability score enhancements, various armor class boosters, weapon enhancements and save enhancements. I don't know how - if at all (wealth by level doesn't tell me what kind of item I own) - they were factored into the math, but they were there right from the start.4E only has defense enhancements (one type of enhancement only), armor enhancements (and only specifically for armor, nothing else) and weapon enhancements. That's it. The consequences on the math of the system are pretty easy to recognize this way. There is no "Big Six" hiding behind wealth by level. These are the "Big Three", in your face, in the PHB, for everyone to see and understand.On top of that, it also limits the amount of daily magic item powers you can gain per day, meaning a much tighter control on how much "bling" you an effectively use. (Though this part is far more abusable then the rest - daily powers are not the only type of power granted by items. I hope there will be some stronger guidelines for magical items eventually, at the moment, we don't have much to go by...)</blockquote>