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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xorn" data-source="post: 4161032" data-attributes="member: 61231">That's exactly the point of the shift:You can either use your entire movement to shift one square, without provoking an Opportunity Attack, or you can move normally, and risk getting nailed by the OA.In the case of a fighter, if their OA lands the target is immobilized.If you're adjacent to say... a Skeleton Warrior (+2 attack and +1d6 damage on OAs), trying to just move away from them can be very risky.  You can also Shift then use your Standard action to move normally, but you're sacrificing the ability to attack (or cast, etc) in order to get away without the OA.Of course, there's a very good chance whatever you ran from is just going to charge you now.  So there's an interesting tactical mechanic happening now--moving without OAs is a very powerful ability.  But suffering that OA is just as dangerous--after all, if you eat a nasty OA, are you going to blow your standard action to Second Wind?  Something else I've noticed is 1/4 of your HP is crap--a Second Wind might be the difference in a very close fight, but it's no substitute for a healer.Kobolds can Shift as a minor action--so keeping them in place is very difficult.  Hobgoblin Soldiers are able to shift around each other (as long as they stay in formation/adjacent) as they attack.Really, this mechanic isn't much different in ending effect than v3.5: if you don't make any other movement, you can take a 5ft step.  It's just much clearer in 4E.  You burn your Move Action to Shift.  Move 1 square, and no OAs are triggered from threatening foes.</blockquote>

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