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<blockquote data-quote="Vyvyan Basterd" data-source="post: 5120710" data-attributes="member: 4892">Several encounter areas = multiple encounters, even if you take them all at once. You should expect several encounter areas to add up to a longer battle.In general, the best way I have reduced grind is to have enemies flee. Once they are bloodied and have no more tricks to pull I try to have them flee (depending heavily on the creature, their leadership and the area). Getting away even allows them to access their heling surge(s) and join in a later fight sometimes.I also try to play my creature's tactics to their intelligence and overall savvy. I let them provoke OA's. This makes the defenders feel more useful and shortens the combat.As to the original question: I think WotC has addressed grind in their podcasts, articles, DM advice in later DMGs and design of new MMs. I'm not sure there is much more they can do to acknowledge that some people are having this issue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vyvyan Basterd, post: 5120710, member: 4892"] Several encounter areas = multiple encounters, even if you take them all at once. You should expect several encounter areas to add up to a longer battle. In general, the best way I have reduced grind is to have enemies flee. Once they are bloodied and have no more tricks to pull I try to have them flee (depending heavily on the creature, their leadership and the area). Getting away even allows them to access their heling surge(s) and join in a later fight sometimes. I also try to play my creature's tactics to their intelligence and overall savvy. I let them provoke OA's. This makes the defenders feel more useful and shortens the combat. As to the original question: I think WotC has addressed grind in their podcasts, articles, DM advice in later DMGs and design of new MMs. I'm not sure there is much more they can do to acknowledge that some people are having this issue. [/QUOTE]

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