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<blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 4345197" data-attributes="member: 537">Halving hit points while keeping damage output the same does make things more swingy.I was also under the impression at first that 4E combat had lost its &quot;shock&quot; compared to 3E. After playing a bit, I reckon this is still true in that you won't have fights over in 1-2 rounds, but not to the stage where it gets boring.There's still plenty of shock, but seeing it to best effect is a matter of experience and skill with the game. Attacks never outpace defenses unlike in 3E, and there's fewer sources of bonuses to hit, so being able to stack those you do have becomes more important. This can be the difference between taking the monsters down in 10 rounds and doing it in 6. This applies to the PCs and monsters (DM) equally.Also, if you prefer fights with bodies going down all the time, then use more minions. That's what they're there for.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hong, post: 4345197, member: 537"] Halving hit points while keeping damage output the same does make things more swingy. I was also under the impression at first that 4E combat had lost its "shock" compared to 3E. After playing a bit, I reckon this is still true in that you won't have fights over in 1-2 rounds, but not to the stage where it gets boring. There's still plenty of shock, but seeing it to best effect is a matter of experience and skill with the game. Attacks never outpace defenses unlike in 3E, and there's fewer sources of bonuses to hit, so being able to stack those you do have becomes more important. This can be the difference between taking the monsters down in 10 rounds and doing it in 6. This applies to the PCs and monsters (DM) equally. Also, if you prefer fights with bodies going down all the time, then use more minions. That's what they're there for. [/QUOTE]

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