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ackblom12:
I'm just rewriting the entire entry cause it got strange with edits.

I do apologize, you are correct that he could be doing that much damage. Ok, Brute Strike does 3[W]*. I had forgotten about a specific instance in which he could do 6d6 with it and that is if he went Minotaur and was using a Large category Great Axe. Still, a daily power that can be used on only 1 target and is most certainly expended if he misses with it. The only powers that do anything if you miss specify a miss effect. That would include the Daily Power Villain's Menace, which in my opinion is loads better but is more suited for "boss" battles.

Even with that, the power is far from broken and in practice is more of an example of how cheesing doesn't break the game anymore.

Also, crits don't do multiples of damage anymore, they do automatic Max damage.

*: This is an easier way of mentioning damage. 1[w] for a weapon that does 1d10 would be 1d10 damage. 2[w] for a weapon that does 1d10 damage would be 2d10 etc etc

Even with that, the power is far from broken and is more of an example of how cheesing doesn't break the game anymore.

Nodaisho:
Ah, right, I forgot crits just act like maximize. All my experience comes from listening to the podcasts. It could be that the books they were using weren't the ones that went gold, but that is unlikely considering how soon before release the podcasts were made.

ackblom12:
Yeah, I do apologize, I edited the post because I realized what I was missing from the equation. But you have to consider that enemies at 1st level tend to have 20 - 40 HP if they aren't minions. It's hardly a game breaker.

Nodaisho:
I have a question, would 2[w] with a weapon that does 2d6 be 4d6 or 2d6? Or did they get rid of 2d6 weapons?

ackblom12:
It would be 4d6.

The only ones that do that much anymore (at least until a book including them comes out) are Large Sized Greataxes. There may be one or two more in the monster manual, but the Minotaur is the only race that i can think of right off the top of my head that can wield Large Sized weapons for the time being. At least of the races that have been balanced for player use so far.

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