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<blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 4240034" data-attributes="member: 66434">This is type of change I feel uncomfortable with. In my opinion &quot;aggro mechanics&quot; have no place in tabletop games. They exist in computer games because the encounters are run by a CPU that needs a mathematical formula to calculate threat and govern behavior. A pen and paper game is run by a DM with a brain (hopefully). Granting classes artifical abilities to make them &quot;sticky&quot; screams MMORPG. I can accept a fighter having an ability to &quot;hold a creature at bay&quot; when defending a narrow gap that prevents the opponent from moving past but the whole marking concept just feels wrong. I enjoy playing WOW a lot, but I play tabletop RPG's for a different experience than that. On another note, you have a good point about relative threat. The minions rules do look interesting and I will actually use them in play before totally dismissing them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ExploderWizard, post: 4240034, member: 66434"] This is type of change I feel uncomfortable with. In my opinion "aggro mechanics" have no place in tabletop games. They exist in computer games because the encounters are run by a CPU that needs a mathematical formula to calculate threat and govern behavior. A pen and paper game is run by a DM with a brain (hopefully). Granting classes artifical abilities to make them "sticky" screams MMORPG. I can accept a fighter having an ability to "hold a creature at bay" when defending a narrow gap that prevents the opponent from moving past but the whole marking concept just feels wrong. I enjoy playing WOW a lot, but I play tabletop RPG's for a different experience than that. On another note, you have a good point about relative threat. The minions rules do look interesting and I will actually use them in play before totally dismissing them. [/QUOTE]

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