Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Kae'Yoss" data-source="post: 1013502" data-attributes="member: 4134">We didn't say you were alone with that opinion. But it isn't the only one, either, and Monte's opinion is just that: another opinion. While his has more weight than that of your average gamer, since he was actively involved in creating D&amp;D 3 (and his name is still there on the books, even in 3.5), Andy Collins's opinion doesn't weigh less, since he was involved in creating it, too.Personally, I think it was OK to change that, for it could get out of hand easily. Sure, the real problems aren't in the Core Rules (although I don't think it is a &quot;critical&quot; hit anymore if it can happen almost with every second roll), they start when you take supplementary material and third-party books (as the weapon master PrC and some &quot;Improved Improved Critical&quot; feat from Quintessential Powergamer or something), but I think the rules should provide a solid base that can't be overcome so easily by 3rd-party material, especially since the whole concept of D&amp;D/d20 heavily depends on third-party material.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kae'Yoss, post: 1013502, member: 4134"] We didn't say you were alone with that opinion. But it isn't the only one, either, and Monte's opinion is just that: another opinion. While his has more weight than that of your average gamer, since he was actively involved in creating D&D 3 (and his name is still there on the books, even in 3.5), Andy Collins's opinion doesn't weigh less, since he was involved in creating it, too. Personally, I think it was OK to change that, for it could get out of hand easily. Sure, the real problems aren't in the Core Rules (although I don't think it is a "critical" hit anymore if it can happen almost with every second roll), they start when you take supplementary material and third-party books (as the weapon master PrC and some "Improved Improved Critical" feat from Quintessential Powergamer or something), but I think the rules should provide a solid base that can't be overcome so easily by 3rd-party material, especially since the whole concept of D&D/d20 heavily depends on third-party material. [/QUOTE]

Verification