Justice and Rule
Hero
What, is halving damage too much math?
D&D 5E Is the imbalance between classes in 5e accidental or by design?
What, is halving damage too much math?
Do they like it because of the imbalance, or in spite of it?
Vaalingrade
Legend
I have no idea.
I also don't understand how putting rest limits on the Battlemaster's basic fighter abilities makes it more simple than having them at-will, but the 'simplicity' people seek is far too complicated for me to understand.
Oofta
Legend
Ignoring the possibility that they simply don't see a major imbalance?
GMforPowergamers
Legend
I have seen posters claim that the choice of 2/day makes it hard to pick when to do it and when not to... the fact that you need a different number to add to damage and half damage.
Attachments
That would fall under "in spite of it."
Vaalingrade
Legend
We're not supposed to talk about that.
Oofta
Legend
That's ... not how it works. There is no "in spite of" when it's simply not an issue for many people.
Justice and Rule
Hero
If you take away the damage boost, most of the attacks are perfectly serviceable as At-Will abilities/techniques/whatever won't trigger people who don't like fighters getting "powers".
I was working on a version of the fighter that resembled something from 4E and I made up 12 "Weapon Techniques" for "regular fighter" subclass and 12 "Battle Tactics" for the Warlord subclass.
I mean, that people can continue on with classes that are flawed even by the tacit admission of WotC (Again, the Ranger) would kind of indicate it kind of does.
