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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tovec" data-source="post: 5925463" data-attributes="member: 95493">Or rather take a harder look at WHY those games were tweaked and houseruled. To see what worked and what didn't. Most playtesters, who are doing an excellent job, will try the game AS WRITTEN (or as close to it as they can) the first time. Then they'll start experimenting. That is how TESTING is done. Up until then they may as well have closed tests or limited tests at cons if they just want to try the rules exactly as written. The real test of the system occurs when unexpected and unanticipated results or experiences emerge from the rules.I'm not saying that people should play a completely houseruled game with new races, classes, spells and whatnot. I am saying that a little fiddling with the core mechanic is exactly what the playtest should be about. Figuring out what variations work, which ones don't and why is EXACTLY the feedback I want to see going to WotC - if they like it or not.I'm so tired of seeing all these posts saying "play the game this one specific way or else your comments are invalid". I haven't had a chance to playtest it yet and I assure you that when I get the chance I'll test it as written at first and then start playing around with it. I'll report if something works, if something else works better or why I did or did not like an aspect. Without ALL that feedback there is NO POINT of me giving ANY feedback.</blockquote>