Walking Dad
First Post
Sorry, but I think the "supports both" is company / PR talk.This.
I recall when the first HoS preview was out, there was a rather extensive thread on whether or not HoS was for "Essentials" or "old-style" or what-have-you. Sure, while it's technically true that they "tackled Essentials twice," the first question more truthfully tackles the big deal about HoS, which as it turns out, supports both Essentials and "original"
What statement? That you cannot use the minority of the powers with old classes (this is the same as saying you can use the majority),Nowhere in this statement does this imply that they provide options for the "old" model that won't work for the "new" model. Nor does it imply that "new" doesn't work with "old". In fact, exactly one line later, the staff gives an explicit example, which merely clarifies the previous statement.
or their example with the only class whose way to pick powers remained the same (wizard/mage)?
Also quoting WalterKovacs above you:
There is a legitimate complaint to be made for some old builds not getting support, namely there are probably not going to be any powers useful for charisma based paladins (aside from utilities since charisma is a secondary stat), for constitution based warlocks (again, aside from utilities since con is a secondary stat), and strength based clerics. Those old dual attack stat classes won't get support in these books, reverse compatible or otherwise.