[Kepler]

Originally Posted by kenjib

I think the latest essentials revision of 4th edition is better than the original, though some people disagree. The main problem with 4th edition is that battles take a very, very, very, very long time. If you want to play it for the fun of tactical battle then it's a great system with tons of options. If you want to play for a wide-ranging, free-wheeling, adventure, then another system is probably better because whenever the dice hit the table, the game nearly grinds to a stop for an hour or two while you work out something that in some other game systems could take five minutes.

I agree about Essentials. I do prefer that over the original 4e.

4e gets back to D&D's wargaming roots. You should avoid 4e if you don't like to mix roleplaying and tactical wargaming.