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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hanez" data-source="post: 5837148" data-attributes="member: 82160">I agree with your post.  The mechanics encourage it.  What I guess you are implying is that the problem be fixed at the mechanic level, this I would disagree with.  I agree that if all classes had the same power rate (e.g. daily, encounter, will as in 4e)  this would largely solve the 10 min workday problem at least classes would be EQUALLY effected by resource waste.  I disagree that this should be done because in my opinion, D&D spellcasters memorize spells,  D&D fighters dont, and there are classes with a variety of resource rates that aren't equal.  Thats how classes work, in my definition of D&D.  If they don't in your game, thats fine but I personally wouldnt call that D&D.  So naturally, I think the problem needs to be solved at an adventure level/DM level because the mechanic you reference as a "problem" is an essential assumption of D&D (for me)**Dont get me wrong, the system can still be changed/tweaked to lessen this problem.  Healing surges is an example.  But if the solution is getting rid of dailies, or forcing everyone onto the same power rate then personally for me you have cause a much bigger problem.</blockquote>