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<blockquote data-quote="Humanophile" data-source="post: 141275" data-attributes="member: 1049">ColonalHardisson:&nbsp; I agree that 3e is superbly balanced for what it is.&nbsp; Once you grant them the benefit of errata, WOTC earns high marks even when you range outside of the three core books.&nbsp; At least as well as can be expected for the average gamer.&nbsp; (I'd want to survey people's tastes for what is and is not balanced comapred to what they like to play, but I don't have the time or energy for that now.)&nbsp; I'm just curious.&nbsp; Just watching the boards here, I wonder what a different playtester flavor would have created.&nbsp; But I'd want to see the preferences that made 3e what it is too.Warchild:&nbsp; 17-18th level is not high powered?&nbsp; Can I ask where you draw the very high powered line?&nbsp; That seems like it's definately up there.&nbsp; But that gets back to preferences...And power level has a lot to do with roleplaying.&nbsp; Look at the gaping difference between CoC and any superhero game you like, or even at your post for a lesser degree of the same thing.&nbsp; First level characters are still plebes, and limited to things us mere mortals do.&nbsp; The higher your power level, the more and more focused you are on epic doings and broad strokes, as opposed to the small, intimate portrait of a low power game.&nbsp; Different people draw the ideal game line at different points along that spectrum, and I'm curious how the game settled at the point that it did.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Humanophile, post: 141275, member: 1049"] ColonalHardisson: I agree that 3e is superbly balanced for what it is. Once you grant them the benefit of errata, WOTC earns high marks even when you range outside of the three core books. At least as well as can be expected for the average gamer. (I'd want to survey people's tastes for what is and is not balanced comapred to what they like to play, but I don't have the time or energy for that now.) I'm just curious. Just watching the boards here, I wonder what a different playtester flavor would have created. But I'd want to see the preferences that made 3e what it is too. Warchild: 17-18th level is not high powered? Can I ask where you draw the very high powered line? That seems like it's definately up there. But that gets back to preferences... And power level has a lot to do with roleplaying. Look at the gaping difference between CoC and any superhero game you like, or even at your post for a lesser degree of the same thing. First level characters are still plebes, and limited to things us mere mortals do. The higher your power level, the more and more focused you are on epic doings and broad strokes, as opposed to the small, intimate portrait of a low power game. Different people draw the ideal game line at different points along that spectrum, and I'm curious how the game settled at the point that it did. [/QUOTE]

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