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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8574326" data-attributes="member: 6877472">The first time I saw a 4e rulebook, my reaction was &quot;what the heck is this?&nbsp; 1 [W] damage?&quot;.My first play experience was kind of weird too, since I was used to 3.5.&nbsp; &quot;Wait, so reach weapons don't threaten at reach now?&nbsp; Why?&quot;After the game was out for awhile though, I gave it another chance, and I'm glad I did.&nbsp; Every level up felt like I had real choices to make, characters were able to handle challenges out of the box, no &quot;5 minute adventuring days&quot; because your non daily resources were up every fight- and once they started printing more powers, the &quot;everyone works the same&quot; feeling was gone.I loved the tactical focus on combat, and my goodness, DMing has never been easier for me.&nbsp; &quot;Man, I need a goblin that's scaled up for my party.&nbsp; Oh wow, done!&quot;Sure the game had cracks.&nbsp; My attempt to run White Plume Mountain in 4e made me sad, because the game was terrible at non-combat exploration, and WotC's answer was &quot;don't track actions and movement- make it a SKILL CHALLENGE!&quot;&nbsp; Bleh.Plus some of the later content was not edited well at all.&nbsp; And Stealth was a complete mess...but it usually is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8574326, member: 6877472"] The first time I saw a 4e rulebook, my reaction was "what the heck is this? 1 [W] damage?". My first play experience was kind of weird too, since I was used to 3.5. "Wait, so reach weapons don't threaten at reach now? Why?" After the game was out for awhile though, I gave it another chance, and I'm glad I did. Every level up felt like I had real choices to make, characters were able to handle challenges out of the box, no "5 minute adventuring days" because your non daily resources were up every fight- and once they started printing more powers, the "everyone works the same" feeling was gone. I loved the tactical focus on combat, and my goodness, DMing has never been easier for me. "Man, I need a goblin that's scaled up for my party. Oh wow, done!" Sure the game had cracks. My attempt to run White Plume Mountain in 4e made me sad, because the game was terrible at non-combat exploration, and WotC's answer was "don't track actions and movement- make it a SKILL CHALLENGE!" Bleh. Plus some of the later content was not edited well at all. And Stealth was a complete mess...but it usually is. [/QUOTE]

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