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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Boots" data-source="post: 7742671" data-attributes="member: 92239">The business opportunity was the abandonment of the 3x rules framework and existence of the OGL creating a vacuum that could be exploited.&nbsp; The &quot;existence of legions&quot; had to be proven through taking the risk of pursuing the opportunity.&nbsp; There's plenty of examples should we look for them of folks complaining about something and not converting that angst into real spending. Go back to 1E and read how combat flowed from an initiative standpoint. (10 phases to a round etc.)&nbsp; Then read 2e.&nbsp; Completely different flow.&nbsp; Out of combat is informed by combat.&nbsp; So if you say - I'm going to go with map based combat only and structure AEDU, then that resolution format will affect everything else.&nbsp; D&amp;D is a combat game.&nbsp; 4E was far more of a radical shift and required to be different from Pathfinder and the previous rule set to show value against the competitor.&nbsp; 4e to 5e is not a soft landing for those who like 4e.&nbsp; But I do see your point of view.I agree regarding resonance.&nbsp; Right now it doesn't make much sense to me, but it depends on if there are other structures that essentially treat living things like mana batteries.&nbsp; If it's the only available use of the mechanic it sounds silly, but if the mechanic is a small part of how magic works in the game system then I'm ok with it.&nbsp; Just has to be consistent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kobold Boots, post: 7742671, member: 92239"] The business opportunity was the abandonment of the 3x rules framework and existence of the OGL creating a vacuum that could be exploited. The "existence of legions" had to be proven through taking the risk of pursuing the opportunity. There's plenty of examples should we look for them of folks complaining about something and not converting that angst into real spending. Go back to 1E and read how combat flowed from an initiative standpoint. (10 phases to a round etc.) Then read 2e. Completely different flow. Out of combat is informed by combat. So if you say - I'm going to go with map based combat only and structure AEDU, then that resolution format will affect everything else. D&D is a combat game. 4E was far more of a radical shift and required to be different from Pathfinder and the previous rule set to show value against the competitor. 4e to 5e is not a soft landing for those who like 4e. But I do see your point of view. I agree regarding resonance. Right now it doesn't make much sense to me, but it depends on if there are other structures that essentially treat living things like mana batteries. If it's the only available use of the mechanic it sounds silly, but if the mechanic is a small part of how magic works in the game system then I'm ok with it. Just has to be consistent. [/QUOTE]

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