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<blockquote data-quote="Lacyon" data-source="post: 4268928" data-attributes="member: 63046">This is a non-exploit. Compare to Twin Attack, Cleave, or Scorching Burst.It is not a bad thing that tactics change when fighting different numbers of enemies. Rather, it is natural.The tactic works against the larger group less well than using the powers the characters have that are specifically designed to be used against multiple foes. It's a non-exploit.The PCs are still penalized in the 4-foe encounter if they use a Daily ability without doing a minion-check first.Another non-exploit. The entire point of Cleave is to mow down minions.Except that a) the caster is very unlikely to be using it against the same number of foes when twice as many are on the board and b) characters that have a lot AoEs tend to be better off using them over single-target attacks as soon as they can get even 2 guys into range anyway.It's only metagaming if a) you believe characters should be unable to estimate the relative strength of their opponents and b) you always follow the encounter guidelines strictly (never a horde of normal monsters nor a small group of minions).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lacyon, post: 4268928, member: 63046"] This is a non-exploit. Compare to Twin Attack, Cleave, or Scorching Burst. It is not a bad thing that tactics change when fighting different numbers of enemies. Rather, it is natural. The tactic works against the larger group [I]less well[/I] than using the powers the characters have that are specifically designed to be used against multiple foes. It's a non-exploit. The PCs are still penalized in the 4-foe encounter if they use a Daily ability without doing a minion-check first. Another non-exploit. The entire point of Cleave is to mow down minions. Except that a) the caster is very unlikely to be using it against the same number of foes when twice as many are on the board and b) characters that have a lot AoEs tend to be better off using them over single-target attacks as soon as they can get even 2 guys into range anyway. It's only metagaming if a) you believe characters should be unable to estimate the relative strength of their opponents and b) you always follow the encounter guidelines strictly (never a horde of normal monsters nor a small group of minions). [/QUOTE]

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