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<blockquote data-quote="Andur" data-source="post: 4364163" data-attributes="member: 27898"><p>We generally play 5-6 hours, have been doing so for the past 8 years give or take. Under 3.x we would be lucky to get 3 encounters in an evening, most the time we would get 2 combats into an evening, though it was not rare for only 1 combat to happen.</p><p></p><p>With 4e we are getting in 3-4 encounters in an evening. Most of the time we are getting 3 combats in an evening and have yet to get less than two.</p><p></p><p>There were several times in 3.x that one of the players at the table could literally drive to town, replenish food and drink, and get back before their next turn came up in combat, that's 40 minutes roundtrip without stopping. We have found with 4e we need to make sure supplies are stocked well up front, most rounds are over in 15 minutes with the players taking 2-3 minutes to resolve their actions and the DM taking 4-5 minutes. Majority of encounters are over in 3-4 rounds. "Boss" encounters tend to last longer. (Except for the time when one player expressed his thoughts on dragons being pansies, a party +5 Solo is pretty much a guaranteed TPK in 2 rounds or less... {good thing it was only a "dream sequence"})</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andur, post: 4364163, member: 27898"] We generally play 5-6 hours, have been doing so for the past 8 years give or take. Under 3.x we would be lucky to get 3 encounters in an evening, most the time we would get 2 combats into an evening, though it was not rare for only 1 combat to happen. With 4e we are getting in 3-4 encounters in an evening. Most of the time we are getting 3 combats in an evening and have yet to get less than two. There were several times in 3.x that one of the players at the table could literally drive to town, replenish food and drink, and get back before their next turn came up in combat, that's 40 minutes roundtrip without stopping. We have found with 4e we need to make sure supplies are stocked well up front, most rounds are over in 15 minutes with the players taking 2-3 minutes to resolve their actions and the DM taking 4-5 minutes. Majority of encounters are over in 3-4 rounds. "Boss" encounters tend to last longer. (Except for the time when one player expressed his thoughts on dragons being pansies, a party +5 Solo is pretty much a guaranteed TPK in 2 rounds or less... {good thing it was only a "dream sequence"}) [/QUOTE]
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