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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with
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Why wouldn't they be? They're getting exactly what they asked for. They're being catered to. You yourself are one of them. You have... -
Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"? with Like.
People keep saying this. It is not as true as they would like it to be. The roles did not originally come from MMOs. That they have...
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Deekin reacted to Mecheon's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"? with Like.
As someone who came into the game in 3E, the idea of fighters being good at archers is against everything I have ever learnt and is not...
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Deekin reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"? with Like.
I'll just say this. 4e classes were complained about because they were very very focused on creating the specific gameplay their...
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Deekin reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I can definitely see that modular means different things to different folks. For me modular meant that each major chunk of the game was...
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Deekin reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
In terms of modular design, the idea was to keep each segment of the game as independent as possible. If we could carry over only the...
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Deekin reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
As the business grew it was seen as a liability. When Baldur's Gate 3 was announced at E3 in 2019, I and Swen Vincke did an interview...
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Deekin reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Yes! There were some interesting areas that had heavy splits, usually around randomness. There is definitely a segment of TTRPGers who...
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Deekin reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
That's a relic of the design process. We started with the things with the lowest rating and worked our way up between packets. If...
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Deekin reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
This is really interesting insight! Certainly explains the skill list, I remember the shift from open-ended proficiencies, to suggested...
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Deekin reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
There's a maxim of game design I have learned the hard way over the years: Good ideas and bad ideas only sort themselves out after a...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Er...no, feats predated Specialties. Specialties definitely got at least three iterations, and as part of that the entire "Warlord...
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Deekin reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Honestly, I agree with your last statement, regarding use of hyperbole. I personally don't think that it's wrong to overstate things for...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Sure, I grant that. That's why I drew the distinctions I drew. They clearly saw that the feedback on both Specialties and Proficiency...
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Deekin reacted to Blue's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
I admit that the D&D Next playtests were long enough ago that I don't have a clear memory. But I wonder if they were following the same...