Redwizard007
Adventurer
Why do people think that you can't roleplay if you have a mechanically sound character?
D&D (2024) Treantmonk's Ranger DPS video:
- Thread starter Horwath
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Why do people think that you can't roleplay if you have a mechanically sound character?
I don’t think I can get this across anymore. That is not what I meant.
Horwath
Legend
they were NOT beholden to it.
they decided THEMSELVES to do it.
and it was a mistake.
they could have done much more.
If the designers had the freedom to make such decisions, the game would not have looked like this.
Exactly.
How many threads, blog posts, articles, and videos were about "I don't want a new edition! Give me backwards compatibility! don't make my old content not work with the new book? WOTC is greedy!" after the announcement of these books.
This is the result
Chaosmancer
Legend
Glad you all are in private conversations with the designers to hear their real opinions on this. I mean, I only get to listen to their interviews where they seem proud of the work they did and the direction they chose, intrigued by the challenges it presented, and happy with the result.
Maybe you all can release those private conversations you've had with them where they lament the fact that they were forced to make this horrible mistake that utterly ruined the game that they REALLY wanted to make. Let people know the "real truth" of the situation. Otherwise, it seems a lot like you are just letting your own personal opinions about the design decision to color your perceptions and cause you to insist that they truly hated this direction in private, despite there being no evidence of that in public materials.
Maybe you all can release those private conversations you've had with them where they lament the fact that they were forced to make this horrible mistake that utterly ruined the game that they REALLY wanted to make. Let people know the "real truth" of the situation. Otherwise, it seems a lot like you are just letting your own personal opinions about the design decision to color your perceptions and cause you to insist that they truly hated this direction in private, despite there being no evidence of that in public materials.
Mistwell
Crusty Old Meatwad
Based on what standard are you judging it a mistake?
Zardnaar
Legend
In broad terms 5.5 is a big improvement imho.
Minor negatives are things like no half elves or orcs.
Main negative its more of the same. Not even a negative really just early adopter of 5E and pmsyed it a lot.
After 5E sales it was obvious they wouldn't do anything to drastic.
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It would have looked like 2014 5E. There was a demand for change and this is what we got.
I am not convinced 2024 is better than 2014.
Vaalingrade
Legend
Yeah, it's being sold as fifteen other different things it also can't be.
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