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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4099341" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>Comparisons can be made.</p><p></p><p>But just because 3e has a problem doesn't mean that 4e can have that same problem.</p><p></p><p>So saying "But 3e fighters had no options!!!!!! STOP SAYING 4E FIGHTERS DON'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS!" even if true, is completely useless, because it tells us nothing about what 4e fighters do and don't do.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If they do, crying about how jars full of jellybeans can't give you as many options for your fighter as 4e can is STILL completely useless.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But you can't decide what is better for anyone other than yourself.</p><p></p><p>Figure out what 3e did to give the fighter options, <strong>specifically</strong>. Then, figure out what 4e is doing, <strong>specifically</strong>. And then talk about what you're seeing. That's a comparison. Crying about how limited 3e's fighters were is useless because it has nothing to do with 4e. Saying "4e's fighters will be more interesting!" is empty, because it doesn't show me how. </p><p></p><p>Show me what 4e will bring. Stop trying to defend 4e by pointing out the same flaw in 3e. Instead, defend 4e by showing these critics what, specifically, a fighter gets in 4e that makes him have more options than he did in 3e, or things that suggest he will, in the absence of ACTUAL evidence.</p><p></p><p>I'll even give you an example of what I'm talking about:</p><p></p><p><strong>USELESS</strong>:</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>AWESOME</strong>:</p><p></p><p></p><p>One of those is about 4e, and is interesting and useful. One of those is just sound and fury signifying nothing other than misdirected nerd rage.</p><p></p><p>See what I'm saying?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 4099341, member: 2067"] Comparisons can be made. But just because 3e has a problem doesn't mean that 4e can have that same problem. So saying "But 3e fighters had no options!!!!!! STOP SAYING 4E FIGHTERS DON'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS!" even if true, is completely useless, because it tells us nothing about what 4e fighters do and don't do. If they do, crying about how jars full of jellybeans can't give you as many options for your fighter as 4e can is STILL completely useless. But you can't decide what is better for anyone other than yourself. Figure out what 3e did to give the fighter options, [B]specifically[/B]. Then, figure out what 4e is doing, [B]specifically[/B]. And then talk about what you're seeing. That's a comparison. Crying about how limited 3e's fighters were is useless because it has nothing to do with 4e. Saying "4e's fighters will be more interesting!" is empty, because it doesn't show me how. Show me what 4e will bring. Stop trying to defend 4e by pointing out the same flaw in 3e. Instead, defend 4e by showing these critics what, specifically, a fighter gets in 4e that makes him have more options than he did in 3e, or things that suggest he will, in the absence of ACTUAL evidence. I'll even give you an example of what I'm talking about: [B]USELESS[/B]: [B]AWESOME[/B]: One of those is about 4e, and is interesting and useful. One of those is just sound and fury signifying nothing other than misdirected nerd rage. See what I'm saying? [/QUOTE]
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