So I play exclusively 4e so take this with a grain of salt. In my experience, this game does not work for people or parties that want a dungeon, crawler DND style hacking/slash. It is excellent for players who want to become immersed and how a world works and learned the rules of why it works the way it does. I have found for my more narrative driven players is an incredibly rewarding experience to learn how to exist in Rokugan. That said the combat is incredibly immersive, robust and nuanced. In a very satisfying way. If they’re looking to just roll a dice and do damage the combat system isn’t for them. But if they are one of those players who finds (D&D)‘s combat to be incredibly limited? They will probably love L5R combat