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<blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 5617442" data-attributes="member: 9037"><p>Forgive me if I get this wrong I have not looked at 4E since six months after it came out and I don't have access to any books. But don't these things like the power to slide a foe a once an encounter or once a day power? </p><p></p><p>Which brings me back to the disconnect that I have of why don't you ever get better with it. </p><p></p><p>While I don't think the skill system is perfect in 3E I like the you can feint or intimidate. You can put ranks in them and get better at them.</p><p></p><p>When I played 4E with the daily powers on, it reminded me of chess and how the different pieces move. I felt like I was playing a wargame which I used to do back in the old days. </p><p></p><p>It really effected the experience for me. In mental health dissociation is a term used to describe losing touch with the real world. I felt dissociated from the game world by the rule set of 4E. </p><p></p><p>I can usually picture what is going on in game in my head even if we use miniatures when I think about the combat later I see it in my head as if I am watching a movie. I could not do that in 4E game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elf Witch, post: 5617442, member: 9037"] Forgive me if I get this wrong I have not looked at 4E since six months after it came out and I don't have access to any books. But don't these things like the power to slide a foe a once an encounter or once a day power? Which brings me back to the disconnect that I have of why don't you ever get better with it. While I don't think the skill system is perfect in 3E I like the you can feint or intimidate. You can put ranks in them and get better at them. When I played 4E with the daily powers on, it reminded me of chess and how the different pieces move. I felt like I was playing a wargame which I used to do back in the old days. It really effected the experience for me. In mental health dissociation is a term used to describe losing touch with the real world. I felt dissociated from the game world by the rule set of 4E. I can usually picture what is going on in game in my head even if we use miniatures when I think about the combat later I see it in my head as if I am watching a movie. I could not do that in 4E game. [/QUOTE]
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