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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
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willoc
Canada1530 Posts
On April 20 2013 04:16 PrinceXizor wrote: You have unlimited choices in 2nd edition. 4th edition limits your choices. just because you may be given more choices upfront doesn't actually give you more choices.in 2nd edition you can take a polearm and sweep a 10 foot arc with it and attempt to hit the goblins within you take a penalty for doing so, but the success is far more effective than otherwise. in 4th edition you just say "I want to use sweep attack" okay thats 1d6+Your damage bonus on everything in the area. k" You could argue that you have unlimited choices with 4th edition too. It just makes categorizations of those choices. There is nothing stopping the DM from further specifying abilities with penalties/bonuses just like in 2e. I believe there is just a general framework that encourages for those options to be considered by new players and DMs alike in 4e. You can think of it this way: 2e: You have a basic attack that can be manipulated in certain ways to provide different effects (if the DM allows it). 4e: You have a number of abilities (all are derivatives of a basic attack in essence) that can be further manipulated in certain ways to provide different effects (if the DM allows it). | ||
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Koibu0
United States513 Posts
2nd edition is pretty boring combat normally - as you guys saw with the goblin cave (that got a little out of hand and boring at some points, my bad). Because of this, players and DMs are acutely aware of the need to be creative to spice things up. So, 4th has a subtle discouragement of creativity by providing crutches for players, while 2nd edition has a not so subtle encouragement of creativity. It takes a strong DM to push players to be creative in combat in 4th, and it takes experienced players who realize that there's more fun to be had in creativity and bending the rules that read so rigidly. In theory, 4th edition provides for more varied combat that is way more interesting, but all too often, people end up just looking at their powers and using them. | ||
Falling
Canada11605 Posts
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imJealous
United States1382 Posts
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Grettin
42414 Posts
On April 22 2013 08:43 imJealous wrote: Anyone know what time they are planning on starting tonight? just checked JP's twitter and he said he just landed at the Dallas airport so I assume its going to be a while? I just asked Neal on Twitter, hopefully we'll get an answer. I'm wondering if i should stay up to watch the show live for once. 3 AM already. T_T | ||
KadaverBB
Germany25658 Posts
On April 22 2013 09:20 Grettin wrote: I just asked Neal on Twitter, hopefully we'll get an answer. I'm wondering if i should stay up to watch the show live for once. 3 AM already. T_T It's nice that I am not the only idiot staying up for this  | ||
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Grettin
42414 Posts
On April 22 2013 09:21 KadaverBB wrote: It's nice that I am not the only idiot staying up for this Don't be so hard on yourself! Only thing that prevents me from staying up is that it makes me feel guilty and lazy, when i sleep during the day. LOL | ||
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KadaverBB
Germany25658 Posts
On April 22 2013 09:24 Grettin wrote: Don't be so hard on yourself! Only thing that prevents me from staying up is that it makes me feel guilty and lazy, when i sleep during the day. LOL That sounds exactly like me lol. Fuck it, now I am staying up | ||
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Grettin
42414 Posts
On April 22 2013 09:24 KadaverBB wrote: That sounds exactly like me lol. Fuck it, now I am staying up Yeap, fuck it! Makes me feel better when you know someone else is in the same situiaton. ;D Anyway, Rollplay should start "soonish", according to Neal. Running little late apparently. | ||
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Grettin
42414 Posts
http://www.twitch.tv/itmejp - starting in couple of minutes - | ||
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imJealous
United States1382 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES51378 Posts
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Grettin
42414 Posts
On April 22 2013 10:36 BLinD-RawR wrote: holy fuck geoff kills 6 guys in one turn. Yeap, Vincent's back. :D | ||
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES51378 Posts
this is crazier than the time he destroyed that ogre who just popped up and was like, "wtf hey guys, and I'm dead" | ||
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Grettin
42414 Posts
http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Orcrist | ||
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES51378 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
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Grettin
42414 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES51378 Posts
On April 22 2013 10:54 Grettin wrote: Boom, jackpot! Two chests and girl! 2 chests and a pair of breasts. | ||
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