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<blockquote data-quote="The Hitcher" data-source="post: 6321789" data-attributes="member: 63747">Haven't had time to read the entire thread, but I just wanted to thank Thaumaturge for bringing this up. I agree that many of the naysayers who are getting worked up over each individual rule aren't seeing the forest for the trees. I love the direction his edition is going in encouraging DM and player responsibility, and I hope it ultimately does lead to more &quot;rulings over rules&quot; and thus less people being obsessed with min-maxing and exploiting the rules.Something I've been thinking about lately: competitive games (like tactical miniatures games) really benefit from tight rules that help keep everything as unambiguous and fair as possible, but co-operative RPGs benefit much more from flexible rules that are able to allow for the infinite possible situations and desires of the players. D&amp;D has always had an uneasy foot in each camp, but definitely tipped more towards the &quot;tight&quot; in the last two editions. I think shifting its weight back in the other direction is a fantastic move that will suit the concept of the game much better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Hitcher, post: 6321789, member: 63747"] Haven't had time to read the entire thread, but I just wanted to thank Thaumaturge for bringing this up. I agree that many of the naysayers who are getting worked up over each individual rule aren't seeing the forest for the trees. I love the direction his edition is going in encouraging DM and player responsibility, and I hope it ultimately does lead to more "rulings over rules" and thus less people being obsessed with min-maxing and exploiting the rules. Something I've been thinking about lately: competitive games (like tactical miniatures games) really benefit from tight rules that help keep everything as unambiguous and fair as possible, but co-operative RPGs benefit much more from flexible rules that are able to allow for the infinite possible situations and desires of the players. D&D has always had an uneasy foot in each camp, but definitely tipped more towards the "tight" in the last two editions. I think shifting its weight back in the other direction is a fantastic move that will suit the concept of the game much better. [/QUOTE]

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