Wicht said:First of all, in order to copy the 4e XP system, people would have had to have seen the 4e XP system before drafting their own. This was released a couple of months ago.
Second of all, this system is a derivative of the 3e XP charts and CR. Maybe the 4e system is also a similar derivative but I haven't seen it so I wouldn't know.
Third of all, if the system uses different numbers and the 3e CR how can it be a copy? Are you suggesting 4e uses identical math?
1. We knew about the Encounter Budget/building since DDXP. Keterys et al pretty much had it down to exact numbers a few months back.
2. Make no mistake about it, this system _IS_ highly reminiscent of the 4E system. Let me put it this way, if you consider 4E an entirely new game and not a derivative of past editions, then most assuredly, this xp system is not really a *derivative* of 3E's system.
3. Do expect howls of "paizo is just copying 4E" since just like the "Disenchant is so WoW", most people aren't going to recognize parallel development or GOOD IDEA (tm).