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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7877343" data-attributes="member: 29398">How much effect does this damage cap have on dragging out high-level combats, I wonder.That was certainly their stated intention; whether or not it's held up in practice is and remains an open question.BUT - there's another reason, I think, that explains the higher popularity of low-to-mid level play even among seasoned veteran players and DMs: relatability.It's far easier to relate to a low-level character, even as it advances into mid-levels and starts gaining some power.  But at some point - a point which is different for everyone - the character becomes more like a superhero one would expect to find in a Marvel game and less like something they can relate with; and that's not what they signed up for nor is it what they remember from earlier play in the same game with the same character.  And so interest wanes...And sure, some of you are going to say that high-level superhero-style play is great, and is why you play the game; and that's cool.  But I think you're vastly in the minority, and WotC realize this.</blockquote>