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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 5781598" data-attributes="member: 957">Fair enough.I've frequently posted that 4E is fine tuned to a certain play style.  And while I stand by my claim, I also stand by this statement.  Therefore a new complex game can have short cuts for simplicity absolutely CAN exist and be more than adequate.  But it can still be true that a 4E is still completely preferable for that niche.  I am convinced that a complex game can be made to appeal to people who want simplicity FAR more readily that a simple game can be made to appeal to people who prefer complexity.  And I think that complex games will also have a leg up on general popularity anyway because on the DM really need to get deep into it, and a DM that can manage those games is likely (not proven by ANY means) to be a better DM.A great DM may completely reasonably have a strong to overwhelming preference for simple games.  I'm not challenging THAT idea in the least.  But there is a difference between preference and need.  When you have a game in which people who NEED simplicity are joining in, you are diluting the overall experience.Again, I don't mean to suggest that any of this applies in the least to any specific person or gaming group.  This is a big tent marketplace assessment.Reaching out to simplicity should be an automatic goal for any game that wants to be a marketplace leader.  But striving for the high end of expectations as well is mandatory.</blockquote>

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