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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5910835" data-attributes="member: 22779">Umm, considering that MTG came out YEARS before 3e did, I'm not really sure of the cause and effect here.&nbsp; I played MtG back in college, so that was about 93.&nbsp; 3e doesn't hit the scene for almost ten years after that.&nbsp; All you have to do is start perusing the STACKS of arguments in Dragon magazine and the like and you'll see all sorts of &quot;obsession&quot; with balance.&nbsp; Heck, what do you think the original Unearthed Arcana was?&nbsp; Balance has ALWAYS been an issue.&nbsp; I played 2e D&amp;D because it was more balanced than a lot of games that were out at the time.&nbsp; Tried Paladium... nope.&nbsp; Tried Vampire, and realized that I broke the bloody game during chargen entirely by accident.The &quot;obsession&quot; with balance goes back to the very beginnings of the hobby.&nbsp; It's just that now, every Tom, Dick and Harry actually can recognize balance because we've had decades of experience showing what works and what's probably not a good idea.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5910835, member: 22779"] Umm, considering that MTG came out YEARS before 3e did, I'm not really sure of the cause and effect here. I played MtG back in college, so that was about 93. 3e doesn't hit the scene for almost ten years after that. All you have to do is start perusing the STACKS of arguments in Dragon magazine and the like and you'll see all sorts of "obsession" with balance. Heck, what do you think the original Unearthed Arcana was? Balance has ALWAYS been an issue. I played 2e D&D because it was more balanced than a lot of games that were out at the time. Tried Paladium... nope. Tried Vampire, and realized that I broke the bloody game during chargen entirely by accident. The "obsession" with balance goes back to the very beginnings of the hobby. It's just that now, every Tom, Dick and Harry actually can recognize balance because we've had decades of experience showing what works and what's probably not a good idea. [/QUOTE]

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