4th Edition Rules

[Gabriel Cash]

Saw this at the WOC site. It has a link to a 4th edition Quick-Start guide.  It has about all I want to read of the new rules, they look awful. When low level characters look this overpowered I'd hate to see what it looks like at higher levels.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4dnd/dndtestdrive

They're taking too many cues from MMORPG's. Does anyone have these rules? Are they as awful as they look?

[Náriël Telemnar]

I have the 4th Edition Player's Handbook if you would like to peruse it. I agree that there are some dreadful changes. I listened to some of their podcasts explaining the rationale for the rules changes and I see some of their points, but I think they have really jumped the shark.

[Nazurahei]

What I saw online looked awful as well. Seems like a dumbed-down version of the game that's rejiggered to appeal to videogamers.