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<blockquote data-quote="Aluvial" data-source="post: 387401" data-attributes="member: 6862">I use a huge dry-erase board with a 1&quot; grid on it.&nbsp; It takes up most of the table and is good for combat.&nbsp; I don't have any problems with metabattling.&nbsp; As for loss of imagination, I'm not sure I can trade the functionabillity of line of sight, character placement (NO!&nbsp; I was over here, I thought YOU were over there!), and general confusion is causes with AoO's in the new system.&nbsp; I NEVER used miniatures until this version of the game and my combats were rich and detailed.&nbsp; I thought that the new rules were designed for miniatures and I balked at the cost.&nbsp; It always falls to me to supply the creatures.&nbsp; But then I started to have multiple LARGE battles in a gaming session instead of one battle over two and half sessions.&nbsp; The value of the new rules and the clearness of character placement I think enhances my Player's imaginations.&nbsp; They see there little mini scaled next to ogre's chargeing and they think, &quot;Oh crap, we're in for it.&quot;&nbsp; In the old game without mats and mini's they would have said, &quot;Oh, ogres, ok, let's get this over with,&quot; even if it was a dangerous encounter. As far as I'm concerned, mats (or in my case, huge dry-erase board) has only helped me get through combats quicker and easier, there isn't as much rules confusion, and combats move much, much quickerAluvial</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aluvial, post: 387401, member: 6862"] I use a huge dry-erase board with a 1" grid on it. It takes up most of the table and is good for combat. I don't have any problems with metabattling. As for loss of imagination, I'm not sure I can trade the functionabillity of line of sight, character placement (NO! I was over here, I thought YOU were over there!), and general confusion is causes with AoO's in the new system. I NEVER used miniatures until this version of the game and my combats were rich and detailed. I thought that the new rules were designed for miniatures and I balked at the cost. It always falls to me to supply the creatures. But then I started to have multiple LARGE battles in a gaming session instead of one battle over two and half sessions. The value of the new rules and the clearness of character placement I think enhances my Player's imaginations. They see there little mini scaled next to ogre's chargeing and they think, "Oh crap, we're in for it." In the old game without mats and mini's they would have said, "Oh, ogres, ok, let's get this over with," even if it was a dangerous encounter. As far as I'm concerned, mats (or in my case, huge dry-erase board) has only helped me get through combats quicker and easier, there isn't as much rules confusion, and combats move much, much quicker Aluvial [/QUOTE]

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