Obsolete Feats

[Peraion Graufalke]

I'm not saying it's a bad choice, but I'd skip it.

It's not my preference either, just an option. My thief likes to stay out of melee for the most part. Shortbow sniping from 5 squares away is fun.

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

Pretty much any of the feats tha were keyed off a critical hit. These were primarly in PHB 1. The odds of them being used during the game are minor and a majority of the effects are not worth the feat slot. Also, a majority of the time, since it is constently being used, people forget that they have that effect go off. Out of a 9 player game at level 10, one person took up one of these feats and was planning on training out of it the next level. They seem like they were made to fill they page.

You're talking about niche/situational feats, but the OP looks for obsolete feats.

I don't disagree that there are a lot of highly situational feats (or ones with "fiddly bonuses", as some call them). Evaluating these feats, however, is rather subjective and also dependent on character builds, as Joshua Randall pointed out.

 

[funnybunny]

Thanks for the handy list! My players'll love it!

 

[Ferghis]

Seriously, that is a great list. Now if only someone had a good list of deprecated feats, instead of obsolete ones. I'd consider letting my players pick deprecated feats at odd levels.

 

[Joshua Randall]

You'll never get consensus on what's deprecated and what isn't. This thread itself contains several examples of that.

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

Alright, I've finished my list of obsolete feats so far. I've probably missed a few, so if you come across an obsolete feat that's not on the list, please post it here.

 

[Alphastream]

Dark Fury (PH1) -> Implement Focus (PE1)

These aren't exactly the same. Implement Focus only applies to implement attacks, while Dark Fury will cover things like a Dark Pact Warlock's Darkspiral Aura. For some builds (like my darklock's) it can be a tough choice.

 

[Nemesis Destiny]

I keep hoping that those dual-element damage booster feats will have their bonus turned into an untyped one. They may be suboptimal, but they added a bit of flavour at the same time as damage.

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

These aren't exactly the same. Implement Focus only applies to implement attacks, while Dark Fury will cover things like a Dark Pact Warlock's Darkspiral Aura. For some builds (like my darklock's) it can be a tough choice.

Good catch; list updated. Which other builds can make good use of that category of feats?

 

[DracoSuave]

These aren't exactly the same. Implement Focus only applies to implement attacks, while Dark Fury will cover things like a Dark Pact Warlock's Darkspiral Aura. For some builds (like my darklock's) it can be a tough choice.

When was Darkspiral Aura printed as a power?