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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mengu" data-source="post: 4422341" data-attributes="member: 65726">I typically play monsters intelligently (I'd like to think), and sometimes, it's better to take an opportunity attack, if it's going to give a Skirmisher the flank it needs to get +2 attack and dish out an extra 2d6. Sometimes a soldier will suffer an opportunity attack so it's not caught in a devastating burst from the Controller. Sometimes a controller will suffer an opportunity attack to get more characters inside a blast. In one of the fights, I had a Dragonshield attack the paladin, marking him, and then walk back to screen a Slinger, drawing an opportunity attack in the process. Then a bunch of skirmishers and minions surrounded the paladin. Now the paladin will be suffering a -2 to attack any of them because he is marked by the Dragonshield. I find that monsters have enough hitpoints, to be able to deploy this sort of tactical movement, especially at higher levels. In previous editions monster hitpoints were a much more precious resource, than they are in 4.0. In 3.x you never wanted to draw attacks. I also don't mind getting my monsters bloodied if it triggers some of their abilities, especially if I can do it on the monster's turn via an opportunity attack to get that bonus before the monster is torn down.</blockquote>