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Deekin reacted to Justice and Rule's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with
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Crossbow/Sling/Dart Wizard are one of those wonderful pieces of nostalgia that are really difficult to explain to anyone not familiar... -
Deekin reacted to Justice and Rule's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Popularity is subjective, too. It is not an indicator of anything other than "People are okay with this". It doesn't necessarily mean...
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Deekin reacted to Justice and Rule's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
I mean, I feel like the "Argument from Popularity" fallacy is a fallacy for a reason, and if you had a real point to make you'd find a...
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Deekin reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
It seems that you are the only one posting on this as if the casual<->"super fan" spectrum is a black and white binary where anything...
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Deekin reacted to Justice and Rule's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
I'm not saying change everything, I'm saying to exercise some designer authority instead of simply ceding all power to surveys. I bring...
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Deekin reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Super fans tend to on ramp casuals and build communities. They keep games alive and help them thrive. Thing is they are more volitile...
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Deekin reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
I think in the past they tried to cater specifically to super fans, and it didnt work out. Its far easier to loose the 80% than the 20%...
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Deekin reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Let's say that the split to that"super fan"/casual coin is 80/20 for discussion purposes. On the other side of that think of the casuals...
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Deekin reacted to HatWearingFool's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
I’d say there are 3 big reasons for this. 1) if the player base gets a even a whiff that a new edition is being worked on sales of the...
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Deekin reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
My guess is the "fans" who happen to be in the personal table with someone high up at hasbro or wotc and were able to answer their...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
WHICH fans? Because "We listened to fans!" is like saying "We listened to forum-goers!" You could've picked the great ones or you...
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Deekin reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
it might be typical, but it was too little. They cut their UAs short. The OGL dumpster fire they started distracted them to the point...
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Deekin reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
They didnt know where to go.They listened to the fans.
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Then that should be done in advance, no? Don't waste your INCREDIBLY precious design time on "what do people even WANT?" Get that part...
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Deekin reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Part of that early crunch is figuring out what people want. Older D&D was cobbled togather they rebuilt D&D 3 times in 14 years...