New Posts For Thread: Should books on Tiers be released separately?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29411845/Should_books_on_Tiers_be_released_separatelyInstead of getting levels 1-20 (or 1-30 or even 30+) all in one book out at the same time should WotC release that content later? Much like the old Basic D&D boxed sets with bands of levels. That way they can release books with the Core levels and clIt's not particularily clear to me that there's really all that much of a complexity gap period, let alone in expectations.Putting my 2E handbook (excluding the pages of spell lists), my PF core rulebook (excluding the pages of spells/magic items/DMihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29411845/Should_books_on_Tiers_be_released_separately?post_id=524803617#524803617It's not particularily clear to me that there's really all that much of a complexity gap period, let alone in expectations.Putting my 2E handbook (excluding the pages of spell lists), my PF core rulebook (excluding the pages of spells/magic items/DMiFri, 05 Oct 2012 18:36:35 -0500My understanding is that 3e and later editions aren't any more complex than previous, only that players are expected to learn the rules instead of being completely at the mercy of the DM.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29411845/Should_books_on_Tiers_be_released_separately?post_id=524796635#524796635My understanding is that 3e and later editions aren't any more complex than previous, only that players are expected to learn the rules instead of being completely at the mercy of the DM.Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:48:43 -0500To be fair, dropping a book in front of an interested player and saying "Read up!" is a terribly efficient way to kill that interest.The best way to introduce someone to the game is to get them playing. Make the character for them, as you talk to thhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29411845/Should_books_on_Tiers_be_released_separately?post_id=524796015#524796015To be fair, dropping a book in front of an interested player and saying "Read up!" is a terribly efficient way to kill that interest.The best way to introduce someone to the game is to get them playing. Make the character for them, as you talk to thFri, 05 Oct 2012 14:31:28 -0500It seems to me that the thinking where every level needs some thing or people get bored or feel slighted isn't actually all that good an argument, especially if like in my groups no one really wants to play characters over a certain level or as in myhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29411845/Should_books_on_Tiers_be_released_separately?post_id=524780573#524780573It seems to me that the thinking where every level needs some thing or people get bored or feel slighted isn't actually all that good an argument, especially if like in my groups no one really wants to play characters over a certain level or as in myFri, 05 Oct 2012 06:14:30 -0500Except 20 isn't the traditional range. It was the range in 2e. And 3e for all of 18 months before the Epic Handbook came out. But not 1e or 4e or Basic. And one of the problems with 4e was the hard camp on level 30, when monsters and threats could kehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29411845/Should_books_on_Tiers_be_released_separately?post_id=524768031#524768031Except 20 isn't the traditional range. It was the range in 2e. And 3e for all of 18 months before the Epic Handbook came out. But not 1e or 4e or Basic. And one of the problems with 4e was the hard camp on level 30, when monsters and threats could keThu, 04 Oct 2012 17:08:34 -0500