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<blockquote data-quote="Benimoto" data-source="post: 5142636" data-attributes="member: 40093">I don't know, are you sure you haven't just gotten better at video games?&nbsp; I know for certain that games that gave my fits when I was 11 or 12 seem much easier now that I've spent 20 years playing them.&nbsp; To give specific examples, I haven't played #13 yet, but Final Fantasy 12 didn't really seem easier than Final Fantasy 1, although it was much longer with better graphics.&nbsp; Oblivion wasn't easier than Daggerfall (although I don't remember Arena much.)And I certainly don't think tournament module have gotten easier.&nbsp; At last year's GenCon, I was one of the DMs for the 4e Ultimate Delve, and I don't think more than 1-3 teams out of about 50 made it through the entire module.&nbsp; In fact, none of my groups, including a group made mostly of Wizards design staff and employees made it past the 3rd encounter, out of 6 in the module.The whole &quot;everything was better/harder/realer in the past&quot; schtick always rubs me the wrong way.&nbsp; Old, classic games are classics, sure, but it doesn't mean that newer games have to be worse.First you argue against cRPGs where the opponents &quot;level up&quot; along with the player, and here you argue against it.&nbsp; I'm really not sure what position you're advancing ht</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Benimoto, post: 5142636, member: 40093"] I don't know, are you sure you haven't just gotten better at video games? I know for certain that games that gave my fits when I was 11 or 12 seem much easier now that I've spent 20 years playing them. To give specific examples, I haven't played #13 yet, but Final Fantasy 12 didn't really seem easier than Final Fantasy 1, although it was much longer with better graphics. Oblivion wasn't easier than Daggerfall (although I don't remember Arena much.) And I certainly don't think tournament module have gotten easier. At last year's GenCon, I was one of the DMs for the 4e Ultimate Delve, and I don't think more than 1-3 teams out of about 50 made it through the entire module. In fact, none of my groups, including a group made mostly of Wizards design staff and employees made it past the 3rd encounter, out of 6 in the module. The whole "everything was better/harder/realer in the past" schtick always rubs me the wrong way. Old, classic games are classics, sure, but it doesn't mean that newer games have to be worse. First you argue against cRPGs where the opponents "level up" along with the player, and here you argue against it. I'm really not sure what position you're advancing ht [/QUOTE]

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