I am really not a fan of the human racial bonus, it's probably my single biggest problem with 5E. It just doesn't feel thematically appropriate. Oh well, I can mostly accept it with the other races getting +2 to a stat, at least humans aren't attempting to out dex elves now.
At first it did actually bother me a little bit, but that was more before I really realized subclasses are a substitute for things like archetypes alternate classes, prestige classes, paragon paths, etc. Now I consider the Paladin a chasis for things like the traditional Paladin, the...
It's rather strange how excited I am considering I wasn't the biggest fan of the playtest rules, (though they have grown on me, it's mainly weird things like any alignment paladins and humans getting +1 to every stat that bugged me, not the core rules) there's just something about D&D that...
As far as races go, I don't want them to add more. I just want them to fix humans, make them more unique rather than just better at all the ability scores than everyone else, that bugs me so much.
My thoughts on 5E have been pretty negative through out the playtest, but I have to say seeing all the beautiful cover art and the price tag on the starter set has got me excited. I've decided to at least pick up the starter for some nostalgia fueled beginner level fun with my friends that we...