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<blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 4669484" data-attributes="member: 7533">Absolutely.&nbsp; In the past, my players ahve gotten stuck in the mentality of &quot;the rules don't say I can do it, so I can't&quot;.&nbsp; It got particularly bad a few times while we were playing 3E.Explicit open-ended rules (4E isn't completely open-ended, but are generally more so than 3E out of combat) help my players break out of that mind set and be a little more creative about their solutions.Right.&nbsp; I persoanlly enjoy detailed combat rules that allow for occassional open-ended rulings -- it satisfies the little tactician in my head.&nbsp; But at the same time, I prefer looser, wide-open rules for non-combat situations -- that satifies my creative problem solver.That's part of the reason I've been enjoying 4E...&nbsp; It's the version of D&amp;D that's come closest to those two ideals.You've got that right.&nbsp; I've said it before, and I'll say it again...&nbsp; Overall, the different are really no better or worse than each other.&nbsp; They're just diffrent styles of play.I, for one, am glad that we finally have enough different editions of D&amp;D that almost everyone can pick and choose an edition best suits their play style and still be playing D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pbartender, post: 4669484, member: 7533"] Absolutely. In the past, my players ahve gotten stuck in the mentality of "the rules don't say I can do it, so I can't". It got particularly bad a few times while we were playing 3E. Explicit open-ended rules (4E isn't completely open-ended, but are generally more so than 3E out of combat) help my players break out of that mind set and be a little more creative about their solutions. Right. I persoanlly enjoy detailed combat rules that allow for occassional open-ended rulings -- it satisfies the little tactician in my head. But at the same time, I prefer looser, wide-open rules for non-combat situations -- that satifies my creative problem solver. That's part of the reason I've been enjoying 4E... It's the version of D&D that's come closest to those two ideals. You've got that right. I've said it before, and I'll say it again... Overall, the different are really no better or worse than each other. They're just diffrent styles of play. I, for one, am glad that we finally have enough different editions of D&D that almost everyone can pick and choose an edition best suits their play style and still be playing D&D. [/QUOTE]

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