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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahglock" data-source="post: 3868653" data-attributes="member: 56725">Well teleporting wouldn't bother me, but yes its silly to assume barring super human feats of speed you wouldn't turn with an opponent as they circled you.    Sneak examples already given, but lets say Fighter X is charging down a road at some bandits, he passes a couple who were hiding or he ignored in order to get to the bandit mage in the back.  While he is running toward that bandit mage in the back is he turning like a top or can someone shoot him in the back?  I think the rules in 3e worked fairly well, no facing and flanking so you can't be looking two directions at once but you can follow a dude you are fighting.  And I'm ok with losing out on the variety of odd situations where facing makes sense.  But I hated the square horse who is slowed moving down a corridor he easily fits in, or the can't sneak up on someone in a field dilemma since there isn't any cover or concealment.Lack of facing is fine just don't implement unrealistic rules as a "logical" extension of an ease of play rule.</blockquote>