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The math behind power attack and why it needs to be redone in 4e
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<blockquote data-quote="Mathew_Freeman" data-source="post: 3910962" data-attributes="member: 1846"><p>Najo, it's not that I don't appreciate the endless maths that 'proves' or 'disproves' that power attack is or isn't working properly, but please, no more.</p><p></p><p>I accept that if you do the maths it turns out that you do higher average damage by not using power attack - that's fine. I accept that for some people this means that power attack doesn't work properly - that's fine.</p><p></p><p>But it doesn't stop me wanting to use it and it doesn't mean that it's utterly broken and should be removed from the game or fixed entirely. I like dealing occasional WHACKS of huge damage in exchange for not always hitting. It marks a different style of gaming, one that I'm happy with.</p><p></p><p>You're not going to convert me to not using it, and neither am I going to convince you that it's OK. I'm sure power attack in 4e will be different (with all the new abilities that are being talked about it might not need to be a seperate feat at all!) and I'm just happy to wait for it to either be leaked or to be published in the final books.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mathew_Freeman, post: 3910962, member: 1846"] Najo, it's not that I don't appreciate the endless maths that 'proves' or 'disproves' that power attack is or isn't working properly, but please, no more. I accept that if you do the maths it turns out that you do higher average damage by not using power attack - that's fine. I accept that for some people this means that power attack doesn't work properly - that's fine. But it doesn't stop me wanting to use it and it doesn't mean that it's utterly broken and should be removed from the game or fixed entirely. I like dealing occasional WHACKS of huge damage in exchange for not always hitting. It marks a different style of gaming, one that I'm happy with. You're not going to convert me to not using it, and neither am I going to convince you that it's OK. I'm sure power attack in 4e will be different (with all the new abilities that are being talked about it might not need to be a seperate feat at all!) and I'm just happy to wait for it to either be leaked or to be published in the final books. [/QUOTE]
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