Yeah, it’s not because of some inherent failing in the game or because the other games are somehow superior. If anything, there’s more perceived arguments because there’s simply more people playing D&D.
So, I’m not a player who really cares about the strictness of RAW. In a case like that, I defer to the DM, and if I’m the DM, I try to make the fairest most understandable choice I can make - usually benefiting the player.
That’s another inherent risk of digital products. I’m very unlikely to buy a digital-only product for reasons that folks like SlyFlourish have gotten into before.
But is not keeping a public record of the errata capital-B bad? I have a hard time getting worked up over it.
Okay, maybe you’re missing my original sarcastic point. When I said “announce it”, I meant they could have a marketing campaign at every printing telling everyone to go get their updated copy of the Player’s Handbook. It was a joke.
It’s errata. Errata makes its way into subsequent printings of...
Been this way forever, and that's typical amongst game companies. Errata is meant to be corrected as it is found. If they took the habit of announcing it, they'd also probably get accused of trying to goose their sales numbers.
5e (2014) hit the sweet spot IMO. Not that there weren’t a couple of areas where things got funky but it was overall very well done.
I don’t know if this is one mistake amongst many or not. If it’s a one off in this book, it’s not the worst. It may speak as much to the need for more editing...
Having just come off watching the first three episodes of The Mighty Nein, as well as being a fan of Castlevania, I think an animated movie or show would fit this bill nicely.