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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 5245599" data-attributes="member: 4720"><p>Point taken. This isn't going to be a huge problem at a good table, but I think you are undervaluing performance gaps.</p><p></p><p>If one of the characters at the table is clearly not pulling his weight in encounters, it gets noticed. There are reasons the game is balanced around certain hit percentages and amounts of damage. If you have one of those players who forgets to apply his bonuses properly, doesn't notice ability synergies, forgets to use certain class features (4e monk's flurry comes to mind).... it has an effect on how well the group performs. It's most obvious with something like a striker, because there is often more than one, making comparison easier. But it can be noticed with other roles: "When Bob was our defender, he controlled an amazing front line, but since Joe took over, the wizard keeps getting his kidneys ripped out." At a good table, no one is a dick about it, but it can still be frustrating, especially for the person who is under-performing. With the involvement of the internet in conversations about this kind of thing, frustrations only increase.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost, post: 5245599, member: 4720"] Point taken. This isn't going to be a huge problem at a good table, but I think you are undervaluing performance gaps. If one of the characters at the table is clearly not pulling his weight in encounters, it gets noticed. There are reasons the game is balanced around certain hit percentages and amounts of damage. If you have one of those players who forgets to apply his bonuses properly, doesn't notice ability synergies, forgets to use certain class features (4e monk's flurry comes to mind).... it has an effect on how well the group performs. It's most obvious with something like a striker, because there is often more than one, making comparison easier. But it can be noticed with other roles: "When Bob was our defender, he controlled an amazing front line, but since Joe took over, the wizard keeps getting his kidneys ripped out." At a good table, no one is a dick about it, but it can still be frustrating, especially for the person who is under-performing. With the involvement of the internet in conversations about this kind of thing, frustrations only increase. [/QUOTE]
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