Recent content by DEFCON 1

Archetypes (or Kits, or Subclasses, or whatever) to me have always been mainly more specific narrative descriptors of a particular PC. Which means they aren't necessary for the game if the player is one who actually spends the time really delving into who their PC is and what their "job" is...

When I first picked up the 3E Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting two decades ago, I think I had a bit of a prejudice against the Dalelands (and Waterdeep) specifically because I knew they were Ed Greenwood's primary areas. Not that I had anything against Ed... but I think in the back of my mind...

I don't mind at all that the game includes rules for aspects of D&D that might get ignored by 90% of the playerbase but be vitally useful for 10% (percentages are made up and merely for explanation). All rules have their fans, so why get rid of them? Especially considering that when some rules...

I'd be curious as to what the additional classes might look like that you were thinking of to get upwards to the 25 or so that you mentioned... as a lot of classes I see in many products end up looking like they could easily just be subclasses of other classes? For instance, the 4E Warden / 5E...

Heh... well I think there's a reason why none of us are bothering to make posts like you suggest... because there's no real point. Yeah, we could take a scalpel and try to be judicious and talk about taking out X thing and adjusting Y thing so on and so forth... but all kinds of threads made...

I'm fine with keeping the game relatively the same as it is if/when it comes to an eventual 6E. I don't think it should be a One True Way game (as you put it) because D&D is the universal RPG and thus is everything to all people. There is no reason to pigeonhole the game into just one format...

While I (as a long-time veteran player) do not necessarily see much gain myself in the "player mat" format that this new starter set uses... I can certainly admit that I don't think there's anything wrong with changing focuses or format on various products over time. 5E14 had the Starter Set -...

You don't have to worry... WotC is never going to get rid of the Ranger (nor the Druid or Barbarian for that matter). Simply because those small amount of players who don't like the Ranger can just not use them. Completely removing the class from the game is not necessary and I'm fairly...

I always prefer it when a player goes all-in on their character design, as those are some of the most fertile strands of narrative one can work with their players on. To me it's always more compelling and fun to play to your character's concepts. And the best way to achieve that is to...

I decided to join you on your island. :) Especially considering the original question doesn't state what exactly the scale is representing. Is it how 5E24 rates as a ruleset against all previous D&D rulesets and/or editions? Is it rated compared just to its mirror of 5E14? Is it meant to be...

Change those "You've's" to "I'ves" so it's spoken from your perspective and you're good to go. :) Cause I know I certainly would never bother or care about any of this stuff, LOL!

I don't have the ability to do that. So your hyperbole is just that.

Right. Which you are doing. No one (including me) is stopping you. But that doesn't mean someone else can't say that your discussion is merely just talk because you are asking for something you genuinely cannot get. Don't forget... you quoted me. You chose to engage. You didn't have to do...

If you are willing to put in all that extra work, then cool. Glad it works for you! I personally don't have nearly the patience to do all that extra work for which to me is no appreciable gain, LOL! I don't care nearly enough about any of my game worlds to worry about stuff like that. Bad...

Then don't buy them. It doesn't matter if you do or don't.