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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 7299952" data-attributes="member: 27957"><p>Honestly, how much does it really matter to most people? Over the last 25 years and playing with four different editions I've been in exactly one campaign that got to 17th level and above. The math getting a little wonky that high up is unlikely to ever impact me.</p><p></p><p>Also, I have reservations about that analysis. It doesn't bring up the option of taking Eldritch Smite and unloading on a crit for an extra 12d8 damage. It doesn't weigh the impact of a +3 Rod of the Pact Keeper vs a +3 Melee Weapon, to say nothing of some of the obscenely powerful plot weapons and artifacts that often turn up in games. Seriously, one of the major benefits of a Blade build is that you can use a magic weapon.</p><p></p><p>And besides all that, damage output is best done as a comparison to your peers, not a race to the theoretical top. If the whole table is picking non-optimal builds then using a theorycrafted optimized spec just starts an arms races with the DM that leaves the other players overshadowed. Hexblade Bladelock is stylish as hell, and the one I'm playing performs more than adequately for my table.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 7299952, member: 27957"] Honestly, how much does it really matter to most people? Over the last 25 years and playing with four different editions I've been in exactly one campaign that got to 17th level and above. The math getting a little wonky that high up is unlikely to ever impact me. Also, I have reservations about that analysis. It doesn't bring up the option of taking Eldritch Smite and unloading on a crit for an extra 12d8 damage. It doesn't weigh the impact of a +3 Rod of the Pact Keeper vs a +3 Melee Weapon, to say nothing of some of the obscenely powerful plot weapons and artifacts that often turn up in games. Seriously, one of the major benefits of a Blade build is that you can use a magic weapon. And besides all that, damage output is best done as a comparison to your peers, not a race to the theoretical top. If the whole table is picking non-optimal builds then using a theorycrafted optimized spec just starts an arms races with the DM that leaves the other players overshadowed. Hexblade Bladelock is stylish as hell, and the one I'm playing performs more than adequately for my table. [/QUOTE]
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