Gearing up to run 4e for the first time, there's a lot of things to wonder about.
One big question for GMs and players of 4e games: In practice, how many sessions have you found it typically takes for PCs to level up? The book says "8-10 encounters" and I get the impression (eg from Dungeon Delve) that 3 major encounters per session is typical in 4e, which would indicate 3 sessions to level. But lengthy battles could reduce this; quest awards could increase it, etc. Obviously sessions much longer than the expected 4-5 hours could increase the rate, too.
Have you found it is around once every 3 sessions, more like 1 per 2, or something else?
One big question for GMs and players of 4e games: In practice, how many sessions have you found it typically takes for PCs to level up? The book says "8-10 encounters" and I get the impression (eg from Dungeon Delve) that 3 major encounters per session is typical in 4e, which would indicate 3 sessions to level. But lengthy battles could reduce this; quest awards could increase it, etc. Obviously sessions much longer than the expected 4-5 hours could increase the rate, too.
Have you found it is around once every 3 sessions, more like 1 per 2, or something else?