It's like a summer action movie- fun, but shallow, and strangely unsatisfying.
If Wizards had introduced it as an alternative to the deeper, more complex/complicated rules that have characterized every previous version, it would've
been less irritating. Instead, they replaced 'classic' D&D, and alienated a (possibly significant) portion of their existing consumers.
I've played 4e, as a Wizard and a Warlock, and my battle plan was essentially
1) Fire Encounter powers from range.
2) If the enemy seems to be tough, use Daily powers.
3) Spam at-will abilities for the rest of the fight.
I could write a bot that could do this, and I suck at programming. My 3.5e Bard/Fighter/Thief took far more thought to use effectively, and was more fun to
play.
(I should mention that most everybody in my 4e group had some sort of distraction going whilst playing. One guy was IMing his girlfriend, while another built
TF2 maps, I read fanfic, and a fourth modded/painted Nerf guns. None of us needed to put a lot of brainpower in to play 4e, but our DM loved how easy it was to
run.)
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
If Wizards had introduced it as an alternative to the deeper, more complex/complicated rules that have characterized every previous version, it would've
been less irritating. Instead, they replaced 'classic' D&D, and alienated a (possibly significant) portion of their existing consumers.
I've played 4e, as a Wizard and a Warlock, and my battle plan was essentially
1) Fire Encounter powers from range.
2) If the enemy seems to be tough, use Daily powers.
3) Spam at-will abilities for the rest of the fight.
I could write a bot that could do this, and I suck at programming. My 3.5e Bard/Fighter/Thief took far more thought to use effectively, and was more fun to
play.
(I should mention that most everybody in my 4e group had some sort of distraction going whilst playing. One guy was IMing his girlfriend, while another built
TF2 maps, I read fanfic, and a fourth modded/painted Nerf guns. None of us needed to put a lot of brainpower in to play 4e, but our DM loved how easy it was to
run.)
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.