I agree that 4E didn't have to go as far as they did, though to a certain extent, having 3.5 come out forced their hand in that. Another incremental upgrade would likely have been problematic from a sales standpoint.
Personally, I find Star Wars: Saga Edition to be a near-perfect middleground between 3.x and 4.x. It gets ride of iterative attacks, changes saves to defenses, and streamlines the skill system, but retains a robust multiclassing system that allows players to easily customize their characters using talent trees.
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 11:34am
I agree that 4E didn't have to go as far as they did, though to a certain extent, having 3.5 come out forced their hand in that. Another incremental upgrade would likely have been problematic from a sales standpoint.
Personally, I find Star Wars: Saga Edition to be a near-perfect middleground between 3.x and 4.x. It gets ride of iterative attacks, changes saves to defenses, and streamlines the skill system, but retains a robust multiclassing system that allows players to easily customize their characters using talent trees.
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