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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 1407010" data-attributes="member: 545">And I have the exact opposite experience.Your 1e Human Fighter completely sucks compared to my Elven Fighter/Wizard?  Tough cookies.  You should have minmaxed more if care about combat, otherwise making up through roleplaying.My 1e Elven Fighter/Wizard is still better than you outside combat and during roleplaying because of all my cool freebie racial abilities and a few utility spells thrown in for good measure?  Don't worry, you will have the last laugh when you character reaches 13th level and I am stuck at 11th...in 9 1/2 years game time...if the campaign last that long.In 3e I see people roleplaying much more interesting concepts than ever before.  The inherent balance between classes means that most any logical class combination will give you a character that will easily contribute to the party and have ample opportunities to shine.  Yes, there are modest variations in combat power between PCs in 3e, but they are minor compared to the huge disparities that 1e/2e forced onto the game.What you are complaining about is purely a matter of how the players choose to approach the game.  3e can be played as a reasonable wargame, therefore some groups choose to play that style.  The fact that the wargame style was less practical and enjoyable in 1e/2e is not really a mark against 3e.  You and your game group have made choices in game tone that you find less satisfying in some respects.  Who should take responsibiltiy for that, hmm?</blockquote>

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