Dragonbait said:
And this is different from 3ed.. How?
In 3e, you could take feats like Weapon Finesse. 4e? Not so much.
In 4e, Power Attack is not optimal; in 3e, it was. In 3e, you could also Power Attack for one point less and still hit
almost as hard. In 4e, you are best served by not using Power Attack and just hitting with your powers.
In 3e, there were a number of ways to be able to make a melee attack as a Touch attack. In 4e, not so much.
In 3e, there were many many MANY effects which could boost your attack bonus. In 4e, there are not so many, and most of the one you can control yourself won't stack.
So: 4e has fewer bonuses, fewer bonus types, smaller overall bonuses, and you as a player have less "granularity" in terms of spending bonuses.
Do you get it, or do you have more questions?
Cheers, -- N