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<blockquote data-quote="Croesus" data-source="post: 5506369" data-attributes="member: 35019"><p>You summed up nicely my own 4E experience. I've played RPG's for 35 years, but I wanted something simpler than 3E, so I decided to give it a shot. I downloaded the quick start rules, read them over, underlined a few passages and thought, "Hey, this looks okay." Then I looked at the sample characters...</p><p></p><p>I stopped half way through. So many fiddly bits. This guy can shift a target if something happens, this guy can mark a target, while this power affects all targets, if the targets can be affected by that type of power, which not all targets can, and so on, and so on. I don't remember many specifics, but I do remember my eyes glazing over.</p><p></p><p>I've read that 4E plays better than it reads. Perhaps so. But after seeing all the stuff I was expected to know just to start playing the game (this is the Quick Start stuff???), I decided not to bother. Nowadays, I just don't want to have to work so hard to have fun gaming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Croesus, post: 5506369, member: 35019"] You summed up nicely my own 4E experience. I've played RPG's for 35 years, but I wanted something simpler than 3E, so I decided to give it a shot. I downloaded the quick start rules, read them over, underlined a few passages and thought, "Hey, this looks okay." Then I looked at the sample characters... I stopped half way through. So many fiddly bits. This guy can shift a target if something happens, this guy can mark a target, while this power affects all targets, if the targets can be affected by that type of power, which not all targets can, and so on, and so on. I don't remember many specifics, but I do remember my eyes glazing over. I've read that 4E plays better than it reads. Perhaps so. But after seeing all the stuff I was expected to know just to start playing the game (this is the Quick Start stuff???), I decided not to bother. Nowadays, I just don't want to have to work so hard to have fun gaming. [/QUOTE]
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