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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aegeri" data-source="post: 5526661" data-attributes="member: 78116">Good game designers make options that are just as competitive with the others - yet still have their own unique mechanics. For some time now, this is something that 4E has been successful at actually doing. I don't view something that is inherently broken in certain core parts of the system it was built for as good game design. Can I get over that easily yes, yes I can (in this case the PC can take a feat to fix it). So should I have to directly design around whatever ill thought out elements Wizards introduces into 4E? The answer is no - Wizards shouldn't be doing that in the first place IMO. In the entire time since 4E has been released I have not had to do anything to the system except my own odd personal preferences and the odd fix (Hero of Faith pre-errata for example). I can build whatever encounters I want and generally speaking, some characters find it harder and some characters find it easier - but everything works around a roughly similar level. I like this about 4E and it's something I enjoy immensely. My design isn't focused on fixing stupid things that wizards have done or poorly designed elements, it's entirely focused on making interesting, fun and dynamic encounters.In this case, no class in 4E is punished as absurdly much by a skill challenge or trap as the Vampire is. It's absolutely exceptional in the system compared to every other class. As I've argued, I feel it's not something that ever needed to be like that in the first place. That's my real objection.</blockquote>

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