The main advantage to fourth is an improvement in how the rules are presented. Compendium I amalgamated some advantages to make things easier to follow. There was some attempt to rectify this within 3rd edition. This could result in points for advantages not matching up across different source books. 3rd evolved over a long time, and being open and flexible, there ended up being a lot of different ways to do the same thing - different sourcebooks would approach what was essentially the same thing, from a different direction, within its own setting. However, the example does illuminate what I think is the main difference. I didn't notice the balance issues brought up by others (like the "Flight Advantage" example), and I never really felt that 3rd was unbalanced. I have run and played 3rd edition, and I have played a little bit in 4th. Also, I believe Perks are new and did not exist in GURPS 3e. Maneuvers are now called Techniques (and the term Maneuver means something else). Minor changes to Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills, largely to streamline the system and avoid the bloat in GURPS 3e where every new supplement introduced a new trait, which was not necessarily balanced with those of other supplements. PD (passive defence) has been removed and replaced with a flat +3. Languages are no longer treated as Skills. The Big Dice is right in the way that stat costs have changed. From an outsider's perspective, the differences would seem fairly minor (when compared say to the shift between D&D 3rd and 4th editions). The general consensus seems to be that it's better balanced. If you're new to the system, I would definitely recommend GURPS 4e. What're the main changes/differences and if I have the GURPS lite rules for both, which would make for a better first foray into getting a feel for it?Although I have some GURPS 3e books, my actual gaming experience is only with GURPS 4e.
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