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<blockquote data-quote="painandgreed" data-source="post: 2899740" data-attributes="member: 24969">If I designed 4E, the first thing I'd do is design a base game that was fairly simple with four base classes with few choices or variables. Then I'd design an advanced game that was the base game with all the various combat rules, choices, variables, and other classes. It would have much more options but the base game would still be perfectly viable and could be used for about 80% of all player's needs. This would offer an easy in to the game, allow those that wanted a simpler game to have one, and yet be perfectly compatible with the advanced game so you didn't get the feeling like your previous investments were useless. Overll, I'd probably go for simplifying the game so high level characters didn't take forever. possibly presenting base classes that had no choices but also allow other classes that did allow for custom feat selection.Then:I'd steepen the XP curve.Return to objective XP for monsters and get rid of CR and ECL.I'd develop a method for non-combat XP.I'd get rid of paying XP for anything (instead going to a system that allowed failure, cost material, had possible risk, and probably would generate XP)I'd include more stuff on non-combat RPing and develop systems for such things as trade and ruling lands.Non-random minis sounds nice also.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="painandgreed, post: 2899740, member: 24969"] If I designed 4E, the first thing I'd do is design a base game that was fairly simple with four base classes with few choices or variables. Then I'd design an advanced game that was the base game with all the various combat rules, choices, variables, and other classes. It would have much more options but the base game would still be perfectly viable and could be used for about 80% of all player's needs. This would offer an easy in to the game, allow those that wanted a simpler game to have one, and yet be perfectly compatible with the advanced game so you didn't get the feeling like your previous investments were useless. Overll, I'd probably go for simplifying the game so high level characters didn't take forever. possibly presenting base classes that had no choices but also allow other classes that did allow for custom feat selection. Then: I'd steepen the XP curve. Return to objective XP for monsters and get rid of CR and ECL. I'd develop a method for non-combat XP. I'd get rid of paying XP for anything (instead going to a system that allowed failure, cost material, had possible risk, and probably would generate XP) I'd include more stuff on non-combat RPing and develop systems for such things as trade and ruling lands. Non-random minis sounds nice also. [/QUOTE]

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