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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9431707" data-attributes="member: 6801228">You have said that combat will take longer, because each round will be longer. They said that combat will not be longer, because there will be fewer rounds, even if each round is longer. I, personally, am not even convinced that the rounds will be longer. Yes, I understand that people will be taking reactions, and yes, I understand that there will be numerically more reaction options, but that doesn't necessarily translate to longer rounds of combat. The things that have always slowed down our combats is not someone shouting "You have bless! Roll to add to that save!" but "Okay, if I position the fireball here I will get these six enemies, but if I move here and put it there I will get the boss and these three enemies, but if I..." and that has not changed one iota in the new game.It doesn't make sense to me that you want to come on here, insist on telling us that combat will be slower (a thing people have been complaining about the potential of, as a black mark against the new rules)... for the sole purpose of just informing us that you think the combats might be slower. Especially since, I keep telling you I have played characters during the playtest, and I have not seen combats take longer. People didn't want the weapon mastery system, because they claimed it would slow down combat. They didn't want extra tactical options for the fighter because it would slow down combat. Now here you are, telling me how every single change is going to slow down combat... but that you love all the changes and that you like the new edition and that you don't care that it slows down combat? But it absolutely will slow down combat and my experience and report on the situation isn't being met with "Oh good, that makes this even better" but instead with "You are absolutely wrong, look at how many reactions there are, and that is going to frustrate me as a DM" Is it any wonder I'm confused as heck here? If you weren't invested in the idea that combat will absolutely be slower and more aggravating for you, wouldn't reports that it won't be GOOD?Whatever man. I'm so tired of this constant complaining about everything about the new rules. I can't find a single discussion on here that doesn't devolve back into the same old talking points, or new things where people insist on the absolute most absurd positions and demand that we all bow to almighty power of "Well Actually, the rules state..."</blockquote>

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