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I agree on the basis that they screwed the internal math in the first place, yes. I'm probably just too used to my local group's houserules to fix WotC's mistake. Since we implemented it, playing a Race with no bonus to their main Attack Stat has made a 16 the norm, rather than really "needing&...

No one's mentioned getting rid of Racial Stat Penalties?

My apologies to you, Lago, as though you seem like an extremist, you've quickly earned my respect by knowing just what the fuck you're talking about, whether we agree with you or not. The rest of you have one opinion, YOUR fucking opinion, and no one else's could EVER matter to you. Hence, I'm wasti...

... like... what? Where is this killer application for skills that I am not seeing? Non-combat applications of skills have intentionally had their difficulty put into a flux by the rules in 4th Edition thanks to that stupid skill challenge system. I really don't know what the fuck I'm supposed to d...

What 3E did give you though is options. In 4E you are limited to one play style. You kick the door down and come in swinging. Seriously, that's all you can do. You can't sneak in, because monsters can't be taken down before they can sound the alarm. You don't have any world changing magic and your ...

1) The problem with this line of reasoning is that the cost is 35 gp plus one healing surge. First of all, the cost of a healing surge is completely stupid so let's pretend like it didn't exist. Money increases quadratically in 4th Edition, so ritual costs eventually reach a point of 'who gives a f...

4E is only sterile to some players. I happen to think it's just as rich as 3.5, but aimed at a different demographic, is all. I don't see how you can possibly argue that 4e is as rich as 3.x. I'll agree that it is aimed at a different demographic: one that doesn't care about having a rich, immersiv...

The time and money spent are the only things preventing Rituals from completely eclipsing Skills. Halving the time is a common sentiment among many 4E players, as it does seem very excessive; however, if you drastically reduce the cost on Knock, why would anyone take the Thievery Skill? You could in...

The problems with your arguments, Lago and P_R, is that the game is only worse than 3.5 in your opinions , and due to the reasons you've cited. 4E is only sterile to some players . I happen to think it's just as rich as 3.5, but aimed at a different demographic, is all. Many people do not like the E...