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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 4272122" data-attributes="member: 326">Hiya mate! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Leave that to me. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Although that said, I don't think the problem is necessarily high hit points but rather, lots of automatic recovery abilities and ways to regain hit points.PC hit points are actually pretty low, while monster hit points are relatively high. Conversely PC damage output (with dailies anyway) is significantly better than typical monster damage.Also, check out the Tarrasque battle report posted in the 4E rules forum. Tarrasque vs. five 30th-level PCs. Tarrasque got obliterated in seven rounds without landing a blow (the PCs took some damage from their own abilities) - though it rolled some statistically improbable rolls which meant it got stunned virtually every round.Factors to address. A 'Hard' solo challenge is presumably one 3 levels higher than the PCs (assuming 5 PCs). I also still think several of the monsters have their damage outputs notably below where they should be - and the Tarrasque is the perfect example of that. Thirdly, for the example being a one off, the PCs were able to expend all their dailies and action points on this fight. Well I think certainly 'fantasy' (fake) strategies have been nerfed, but not necessarily 'real world' strategies.I think Conjurations will return with the Sorcerer class, Transmutations with the Druid class.Personally I am glad 'buffing' has been removed, it was just an annoyance. 4E has a sort of reverse buffing from using your Encounter/Daily powers.The Rituals are a bit vanilla, but I think the mechanic for them certainly has potential.Certainly Summoning is one area I'll dip my hand into. Probably not buffing though. Shapechange is likely to be a factor of immortal play, but it may be wise to see the Druid class before then - although I hate waiting so maybe not.I do have this awesome new feature planned regarding immortals which will definately be right up your strategy alley. But its all hush hush for now.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> Tactical elements are far easier to balance than Strategic elements.</blockquote>

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