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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stuntman" data-source="post: 4898001" data-attributes="member: 84817">My favourite edition is 4E. Many of the other members have talked about many of the reasons I like 4E the most.  What I like to add is that I naturally like to optimise my character and generally will be attracted to the most optimal character choices when creating my character.  I find that with 4E, there wasn't just one optimal character choice for me to take.  There are many that are good to take.  I find this aspect of 4E to be the best. No longer do I automatically pick the very best choices which are clearly better than others.  I had many meaningful choices because many were quite viable.  It allows me to focus more on what I want my character to be rather than worry about ensuring my character was effective.  The character I am playing right now is by no means the most effective, but it makes as meaninful a contribution in combat as any of the more refined characters in the group. The other reason I like 4E the most is I feel that the multiclassing system in 4E is the better than any other edition.  Multiclassing was too overpowered in 2E and before.  It was too weak in 3E and had to be saved in 3.5 with prestige classes for every single multiclass combination you want to play.  Multiclassing in 4E allows you to add abilities from a second class without severly hindering your effectiveness or making you overpowered.  Also, 4E multiclassing does not make single classed characters obsolete.  The fact that single classed characters are a good option and multiclassing is not a trap option (for the most part) shows how well balanced 4E multiclassing is.</blockquote>

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