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<blockquote data-quote="babinro" data-source="post: 5055379" data-attributes="member: 67482">From my experience as a DM, my main complaint is that the math seems to be off in the game.&nbsp; As our group gets into high end paragon, there are frequent monster attacks vs Fort/Reflex/Will that will hit the PC's on a natural 3+.&nbsp; Likewise, my party constantly hit monsters Reflexes with attacks of natural 4+ while missing monsters Fortitude's on natural 14's.&nbsp; AC scaling seems to fit nicely, though is still a little mean.&nbsp; Our Paladin who focuses on AC still tends to get hit by natural 12's quite a bit.While houserules and DM modifications can help fix these problems, it does add extra work on what is otherwise an extremely easy DMing experience.I also find that combat tends to go on long.&nbsp; This is only a minor deterrant as combat is also extremely fun and tactical.&nbsp; However, I would like to be able to accomplish more in our 4 hour sessions particularly when they don't happen every week.Finally I find the level progression to feel slow.&nbsp; While superior to my experiences with 3.5, it still has that lagging feeling to me at many even levels. &lt;Specifically levels 4,8,14,18,24,28&gt;&nbsp; My players are seldom excited to get another feat added to their list as much as another power.&nbsp; I would say levels 7-16 feel like the games sweet spot so far.&nbsp;&nbsp; As for how to fix this, I wouldn't know.&nbsp; Perhaps allowing for certain Racial/Class Features to improve during heroic tier on the 'slow progressing levels'.&nbsp; Much like Paragon Path and Epic Destinies do.At low levels the combat whittles down to at-wills very quickly.&nbsp; This leads to the concern that at-wills should probably be more powerful and plentiful.&nbsp;&nbsp; Giving all characters a few ranged attack at-wills seems like it should be a standard as well. I see no reason why having 4 at-wills would hurt the game.&nbsp; Many at-wills come off as uninteresting/lacking in my opinion (Deft Strike, Careful Attack, Piercing Strike).&nbsp; Wizards seems to be learning from this, as more and more splat books are coming out with more interesting at-wills.&nbsp; Things like Chaos Bolt, Swarming Locusts feel very good throughout the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="babinro, post: 5055379, member: 67482"] From my experience as a DM, my main complaint is that the math seems to be off in the game. As our group gets into high end paragon, there are frequent monster attacks vs Fort/Reflex/Will that will hit the PC's on a natural 3+. Likewise, my party constantly hit monsters Reflexes with attacks of natural 4+ while missing monsters Fortitude's on natural 14's. AC scaling seems to fit nicely, though is still a little mean. Our Paladin who focuses on AC still tends to get hit by natural 12's quite a bit. While houserules and DM modifications can help fix these problems, it does add extra work on what is otherwise an extremely easy DMing experience. I also find that combat tends to go on long. This is only a minor deterrant as combat is also extremely fun and tactical. However, I would like to be able to accomplish more in our 4 hour sessions particularly when they don't happen every week. Finally I find the level progression to feel slow. While superior to my experiences with 3.5, it still has that lagging feeling to me at many even levels. <Specifically levels 4,8,14,18,24,28> My players are seldom excited to get another feat added to their list as much as another power. I would say levels 7-16 feel like the games sweet spot so far. As for how to fix this, I wouldn't know. Perhaps allowing for certain Racial/Class Features to improve during heroic tier on the 'slow progressing levels'. Much like Paragon Path and Epic Destinies do. At low levels the combat whittles down to at-wills very quickly. This leads to the concern that at-wills should probably be more powerful and plentiful. Giving all characters a few ranged attack at-wills seems like it should be a standard as well. I see no reason why having 4 at-wills would hurt the game. Many at-wills come off as uninteresting/lacking in my opinion (Deft Strike, Careful Attack, Piercing Strike). Wizards seems to be learning from this, as more and more splat books are coming out with more interesting at-wills. Things like Chaos Bolt, Swarming Locusts feel very good throughout the game. [/QUOTE]

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