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<blockquote data-quote="Empirate" data-source="post: 5861964" data-attributes="member: 78958">While I generally like multiclassing in 3.x, the whole XP penalty thing was a really bad idea to begin with. Why restrict multiclassing in the same breath you finally ditched its horrible ramifications from earlier editions? I don't get it. The designers were probably just afraid of letting some genie out of some bottle, without having the slightest idea about game balance, as usual.Who needs multiclassing most? Warrior guys and skillmonkeys. If you can't alter reality, at least cherrypick from some of the nicer class features helping your role.Who doesn't present a game balance problem? Warrior guys and skillmonkeys.Also, so few casters actually have any reason to multiclass several base classes...Result: ditching XP penalties (and favored class, by extension) is a good and sane thing to do, if you don't want to unnecessarily cramp the mundanes' style even more.Also, favored class was done rather well in Pathfinder IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Empirate, post: 5861964, member: 78958"] While I generally like multiclassing in 3.x, the whole XP penalty thing was a really bad idea to begin with. Why restrict multiclassing in the same breath you finally ditched its horrible ramifications from earlier editions? I don't get it. The designers were probably just afraid of letting some genie out of some bottle, without having the slightest idea about game balance, as usual. Who needs multiclassing most? Warrior guys and skillmonkeys. If you can't alter reality, at least cherrypick from some of the nicer class features helping your role. Who doesn't present a game balance problem? Warrior guys and skillmonkeys. Also, so few casters actually have any reason to multiclass several base classes... Result: ditching XP penalties (and favored class, by extension) is a good and sane thing to do, if you don't want to unnecessarily cramp the mundanes' style even more. Also, favored class was done rather well in Pathfinder IMO. [/QUOTE]

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