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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 1766878" data-attributes="member: 3146">Cone effects are defined as a 90 degree arc now--something that would be just as problematic for a hex grid to resolve as for a square grid.Lines wouldn't be much easier to resolve on a hex grid than on a square grid. Granted, there would be six nonproblematic paths instead of four but there would be just as many problematic paths and some of those problematic paths would look even wierder. A straight path from the apex of the hex, for instance would cover a 1 hex/2 hexes/1 hex/2 hexes patternFlanking is not much of a problem when confined to medium creatures but flanking large creatures or flanking with reach weapons is at least as problematic as it is on square grids--perhaps more problematic because the application of the "2 opposite sides" rule to determine flanking is less obvious with a hex grid. (Or maybe it's just far more restrictive).Burst and spread effects would be more representatively shaped, however, there would still be a number of oddities when all of your supposedly circular bursts turned out to be hex shaped. It's closer than squares or the odd cross and block formations that are default for square grids but it's still not perfect.Personally, I've always hated how hex grids don't allow movement in a straight line on both the X and Y axis. They handle diagonal movement better than square grids but, given a hex with the point at the front, it's impossible to just move forward. You have to move forward and right or forward and left in order to move forward.I don't much like the three hex solution for large creatures either--at least not with miniatures. The mini inevitably covers up large portions of nearby hexes too and it is often confusing exactly which three hexes a creature is in.If I have to choose, I stick with a square grid though using hexes outdoors and squares indoors would be workable way to handle things. I think, however, that eschewing the grid alltogether would probably be the best way to handle things. Use templates for spell effects and rulers for movement. You would need to use consistently sized and shaped miniature bases for it to work properly (if one guy is using a 20mm hex base and someone else has a 25mm square base, templates, etc will treat them differently). However, I think it would be worth it.</blockquote>

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