Did D&D 4e's Ritual System Miss the Mark?

Or is it a great approach to managing non-combat spells?

There are tons of reasons thrown around for why D&D 4e failed. Many reasons can be easily dismissed as not valid (there was no roleplaying) while others just bring to light how ahead of its time the game was (powers). I’ve covered before the many reasons why I think 4th edition is great and I am sure I will dig into those reasons again. But today, I wan…