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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trancejeremy" data-source="post: 5775162" data-attributes="member: 924">At the risk of making a video/computer game analogy, I think 2e and previous editions were more akin to Wizardry or Bard's Tale or Might and Magic.You fought a lot, but it was over very quickly.3e/4e is more like Tactics Ogre (or Final Fantasy Tactics or most tactical RPGs).Neither is bad, it's just different.Actually, the same thing has sort of occured in an MMORPG I play - Atlantica.The original combat system was sort of a graphical representation of the old Wizardry style games - you had 9 characters in your party, lined up in three rows, facing off against opponents that were the same. Only the front row could attack with melee weapons, so you had casters and ranged guys in the back. Battles take anywhere from about 2 minutes to 15 minutes (if you are fighting someone else)But then a couple years ago they introduced a Tactical Battle System, where you had a big map and moved your guys freely. It sort of split the base of the game - some people liked the new system, others hated it. But at any rate, it simply too much longer because it made combat much deeper.</blockquote>