Whizbang Dustyboots said:Oh, there were MANY mechanical problems in the old Mage, not to mention the central mechanic basically devolved into a debate any time anyone did ANY of their kewl powers. I instinctively flinched away from the new preference for rotes, but man, it's nice to not have to have a damn debate every time you throw a fistful of dice onto the table.
I think the freeform end of things was kind of charming. I'm actually talking about the fact that statistically, high ranked Effects were weaker than lower-ranked Effects.