Having played DnD 4e for more than two years now, I and my gaming group are suffering from the same issues as when I played AD&D from 1983-1988.

In a nut shell DnD 4e takes so much liberty with character class and race mechanics that it's nearly impossible to get the character you want exactly. Add to that the number of mechanics issues with the 4e engine (especially at high levels) and you end up with a game that routes your play rather than handles it. Numerous hours have been spent around the gaming table with my local groups discussing this, and even the most die hard supporters like myself have now been converted away from the system.

For me this is the same reason I moved away from AD&D back in the day and I had hoped with 4e that this wouldn't happen again.

So for now at least I'm moving back to Hero System and starting a new campaign. I'll be writing more on this system and the benefits over the coming weeks.

F1337 Command(TM) will still be supporting 4e content and articles as they are submitted but for me personally I'm moving away from DnD. I'll be writing more here again now that I have something interesting to talk about.

Unfortunately, Hero System owned by DOJ is going through financial hard times and downsizing. I sure hope they can get things organized and start getting some business development going on. They have a great product. It may give us a chance to promote some products here as well though.