G. van der Vegt

Just so all of you know, I like fourth edition, I just considered it to be important to look at the system’s flaws, especially from a proponent’s point of view.

1. The system actively pushes the characters to good, more so than any previous edition, this is especcially apparent when playing characters with the Divine power source, as most of their powers that aren’t weaponry focused are in fact dealing radiant damage, which feels extremely on the good side of damage.
2. Many character concepts that were historically part of core are gone, this includes the spellcaster trying to summon everything. (There are summons, but they aren’t independent, and don’t even resemble monsters.)
3. There is barely any focus on roleplaying situations, nor is there much fluff to guide new players and dungeon masters.
4. The system has undergone many patches already, within months of the release. This suggests that the game was released earlier than it should’ve been released. (But I bet any PC gamer knows the feeling.)
5. The promised on line content has been much delayed, and they are afraid to even name a new official release date.

I most likely missed things you might consider a vital flaw, these are just the things which bugged me.

Tags: DnD4, Flaws, Gaming, Review

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