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<blockquote data-quote="AnthonyRoberson" data-source="post: 4783624" data-attributes="member: 3505">I normally post my 'ranty' thoughts about D&amp;D on my blog, but I have been warned that if I put up any more posts that could be considered '4E Bashing' that I will probably get tossed off the RPG Bloggers network.&nbsp; I don't want that to happen and so you good people get to enjoy them here...EDIT: I have been informed by the moderator of the network that this is untrue.&nbsp; I formally withdraw this statement.&nbsp; I am happy to be part of the RPG Bloggers network and I will strive to continue to contribute positively to it.First of all, let me stress the fact that I LOVE D&amp;D.&nbsp; I have been playing the game actively since 1981.&nbsp; I played 1st Edition AD&amp;D all the way through 3.5 D&amp;D.&nbsp; I still have a circle of 35+ year old friends that I try to play with as much as I can.&nbsp; After having a look at the leaked PDF of the 4E Player's Handbook, I grabbed the 4E books as soon as they were released.I ran several playtest games of 4E, including a couple at Games Plus in Mount Prospect, IL.&nbsp; After my second or third game, several patterns started to emerge.&nbsp; First, all the classes basically functioned the same.&nbsp; Pick a power.&nbsp; Use a power.&nbsp; Second, from about 9th level on, encounters took FOREVER.&nbsp; Now this was also somewhat of a problem in high level 3.5 games, but I didn't experience it until much higher level.I realize that I can play other games, including Pathfinder and older editions of D&amp;D.&nbsp; However, I really want to support the current edition of D&amp;D.&nbsp; I could also houserule the current edition I suppose.&nbsp; It saddens me though that for the first time in over 25 years, I find the current edition of D&amp;D unplayable.&nbsp; This really sucks.&nbsp; To make matters worse, I am a voracious consumer of PDFs and WotC's recent actions have not set well with me.I will cut this little screed short now.&nbsp; I hope you can forgive a doddering old gamer his grouchy complaining.&nbsp; Now I just need to find that old pink D20...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AnthonyRoberson, post: 4783624, member: 3505"] [COLOR="Yellow"]I normally post my 'ranty' thoughts about D&D on my blog, but I have been warned that if I put up any more posts that could be considered '4E Bashing' that I will probably get tossed off the RPG Bloggers network. I don't want that to happen and so you good people get to enjoy them here...[/COLOR] [B]EDIT: I have been informed by the moderator of the network that this is untrue. I formally withdraw this statement. I am happy to be part of the RPG Bloggers network and I will strive to continue to contribute positively to it.[/B] First of all, let me stress the fact that I LOVE D&D. I have been playing the game actively since 1981. I played 1st Edition AD&D all the way through 3.5 D&D. I still have a circle of 35+ year old friends that I try to play with as much as I can. After having a look at the leaked PDF of the 4E Player's Handbook, I grabbed the 4E books as soon as they were released. I ran several playtest games of 4E, including a couple at Games Plus in Mount Prospect, IL. After my second or third game, several patterns started to emerge. First, all the classes basically functioned the same. Pick a power. Use a power. Second, from about 9th level on, encounters took FOREVER. Now this was also somewhat of a problem in high level 3.5 games, but I didn't experience it until much higher level. I realize that I can play other games, including Pathfinder and older editions of D&D. However, I really want to support the current edition of D&D. I could also houserule the current edition I suppose. It saddens me though that for the first time in over 25 years, I find the current edition of D&D unplayable. This really sucks. To make matters worse, I am a voracious consumer of PDFs and WotC's recent actions have not set well with me. I will cut this little screed short now. I hope you can forgive a doddering old gamer his grouchy complaining. Now I just need to find that old pink D20... [/QUOTE]

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