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Originally Posted by wanderingelf
I suppose if you are a philistine who does not care whether rules actually make sense, the inconsistency can be shrugged off, but it suggests a rather slipshod job of thinking the rules through during writing and editing.
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"slipshod" isn't the exact word I'd use to describe what the public knowledge of the 4e Magic update reflects... but "rushed" is. If I'm allowed a few more words, "very rushed" might be used :D I'm not sure where I heard it, but I understand it was updated in a matter of one or two months, plus time for layout, art, etc., which is a very very short timespan for something this big.
It didn't need a lot of rough work, the base material has been worked with over the various editions and was pretty strong. However, it's the niggling little details (which so often have important numbers attached in RPGs) that make the difference.