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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 7956534" data-attributes="member: 7006">Any time I think about whether or not I'd have more fun running or playing something like 2E... all I need to do is fire up the Baldur's Gate video game and suddenly realize just how much of 2E sucks to me compared to more modern mechanical ideas and balancing.- The massive amount of spells that just don't get any use whatsoever because there's only a handful that are actually useful except in very specific situations.&nbsp; The cleric basically preparing nothing but healing spells every morning because all the others just don't give any equivalent bang for their buck for instance.- The inanity of negative AC and THAC0- The ability modifiers that only pop in starting at like 15, and which most classes don't even get in their best forms (+3/+4 HP from CON for any class other than Fighter for instance).- Non-weapon proficiencies being a pale shade of an actual skill system.- And many others.Sure, I'd love a game whose &quot;essence&quot; was evoked from the 2E era occasionally... but I sure as heck would never want to use the actual 2E rules to accomplish it.&nbsp; Not after three subsequent editions that showed off just how bad many of the game rules actually were.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 7956534, member: 7006"] Any time I think about whether or not I'd have more fun running or playing something like 2E... all I need to do is fire up the [I]Baldur's Gate[/I] video game and suddenly realize just how much of 2E sucks to me compared to more modern mechanical ideas and balancing. - The massive amount of spells that just don't get any use whatsoever because there's only a handful that are actually useful except in very specific situations. The cleric basically preparing nothing but healing spells every morning because all the others just don't give any equivalent bang for their buck for instance. - The inanity of negative AC and THAC0 - The ability modifiers that only pop in starting at like 15, and which most classes don't even get in their best forms (+3/+4 HP from CON for any class other than Fighter for instance). - Non-weapon proficiencies being a pale shade of an actual skill system. - And many others. Sure, I'd love a game whose "essence" was evoked from the 2E era occasionally... but I sure as heck would never want to use the actual 2E rules to accomplish it. Not after three subsequent editions that showed off just how bad many of the game rules actually were. [/QUOTE]

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