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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4297904" data-attributes="member: 710">I haven't played much yet, but this are my preliminary results: o 1-1-1 diagonals, square fireballs. Yes, they are stupid and unbelievable and stuff. But they just work so much better and faster. 4E combat might be more board-gamey then ever, but at least the board-game part is totally helpful instead of bean-counting. Everyone in my group loves this change. (Leave precise geometry to computers and video-games.)o Powers. I just like them, especially for martial stuff. 3E supplements basically tried to implement them with "Tactical Feats" (not counting Book of Nine Swords), and they had their appeal - but in play, they were rarely (in my group: never) seen.I also found it amazing how they managed to keep stuff like the Bigby' Hand spells in the game. I would have expected to lose some of the evocativeness of D&D spells, but it didn't happen.Iron Heroes tried to get there (using Tokens), but the system didn't work out that well (though we had some fun with it...)o New Duration system. Basically, the mix of "Save Ends" and "Sustain: <Action Type>", "Lasts until end of your next turn" and "lasts until the end of the encounter" is very interesting, and I prefer it to the typical "Fire & Count the Rounds/Minutes" of 3E. o Feats Prerequisites: Way simpler. It is a lot easier to qualify for a feat now. At least, if you have the right ability scores. o Tiers. One of the best ideas ever - clear distinctions on "what kind of adventure can I run with these characters". I really like that.o Skill System. It is simple, yet very functional. I also like the Skill Challenge rules - except for the confusion and inconsistencies on "add +5 or not"? "Aid Another allowed or not? Aid Another expected?"o Monster Design Guidelines. Never was creating the basic statistics of a monster easier (at least if you wanted to know if the monster might be "balanced" for its level). The hard - but also the fun - part is making up interesting powers that fit the theme of the monster. I already enjoyed this most in 3E, when I tried to create new NPCs and monsters.</blockquote>

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