Attack of Opportunity -- does it deserve to survive to v.4?

[Driddle]

Attacks of Opportunity. Boy-howdy, what a concept.

Do you think AoO needs to be kept or discarded when the next iteration of DnD is developed?

 

[The_Gneech]

Yes, kept, absolutely. AoO's prevent people magically running past each other because everybody else is "frozen in time" because it's not their turn.

-The Gneech

 

[shaylon]

I like AoO's personally. I think it makes a tough decision when you need to move through a threatened square, which is what makes the game interesting to me.

-Shay

 

[green slime]

Of course.

 

[SWBaxter]

Attacks of Opportunity. Boy-howdy, what a concept.

Indeed. Concept's been around forever, both in the rules and as house rules, to compensate for the alternating turns in the initiative system. 3E did a pretty great service in codifying the whole thing. The only way I could imagine 4E removing it would be if they overhauled the initiative system, and I don't know if that's very likely.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Attacks of Opportunity should be tossed. Either that or made optional, rather than being the built-in balancing factor for many actions.

 

[ForceUser]

AoOs and the provoking and avoidance thereof are one of the most fun parts of 3E combat. I hope they keep them!

 

[Shade]

Definitely. If they don't make the cut, that's one of the first things I'll house-rule back in.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

I house ruled AoO into my C&C game. It just makes good gameplay and makes sense.

 

[Troll Wizard]

Definitely its a keeper for me