Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="IceFractal" data-source="post: 4093235" data-attributes="member: 27704">Another factor might be that 4E fights seem to last many more rounds than 3E fights.&nbsp; If a second group of monsters heard a commotion and arrived three rounds later in 3E, the first group of monsters was quite possibly defeated, or on its last legs.&nbsp; In 4E, the fight is just getting started.Also, as mentioned, in 3E the combining could actually help you because you'd have your buffs still up.&nbsp; In 4E, most buffs seem to be of the &quot;swift/free action to activate, only lasts one round&quot; type, so there's less benefit to having the fights closely spaced.Which brings up an interesting point.&nbsp; In 3E, there may have been the 15-minute day, but during those 15 minutes you often went blazing from one encounter to another if they were closely spaced.&nbsp; In 4E, you've got more longevity, but also more reason to pause between battles.&nbsp; So faster paced action in the course of a day, yes - but maybe not as high a peak speed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IceFractal, post: 4093235, member: 27704"] Another factor might be that 4E fights seem to last many more rounds than 3E fights. If a second group of monsters heard a commotion and arrived three rounds later in 3E, the first group of monsters was quite possibly defeated, or on its last legs. In 4E, the fight is just getting started. Also, as mentioned, in 3E the combining could actually help you because you'd have your buffs still up. In 4E, most buffs seem to be of the "swift/free action to activate, only lasts one round" type, so there's less benefit to having the fights closely spaced. Which brings up an interesting point. In 3E, there may have been the 15-minute day, but during those 15 minutes you often went blazing from one encounter to another if they were closely spaced. In 4E, you've got more longevity, but also more reason to pause between battles. So faster paced action in the course of a day, yes - but maybe not as high a peak speed. [/QUOTE]

Verification