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"Go play something else besides D&D" If resolving combat is a bad thing, why is the person in your example playing D&D? If you want to minimize combat, D&D is just about the worst RPG you could possibly play.

First making unfounded assumptions about people you don't know, and now add to that judgemental.

I suppose, and I imagine it's already happened in this thread, multiple times, and some suggestions I've actually listened to or had already come to that conclusion. Just something I felt like talking about with other people, and I thought it would make for an interesting discussion. And it...

So you're saying "Rangers suck"/"Rangers are the weakest class in 5E" isn't a thing? That would be news to me, as I hear it a lot.

I find the Ranger class to generally be 3-5 levels of Fighter you should have taken instead.

The example you gave doesn't happen, because I instead space out and spend that time screwing around on my phone/tablet, which effectively solves the issue.

No, I believe staying out of everybody's way while keeping busy with some sort of electronic device to be more or less ideal. These sort of in-game situations actually run more smoothly with a smaller group, so sitting it out speeds up play. As Tony Vargas pointed out above, I'm not the only...

Not all sessions are like that. This is my third session with this group, and my sixth at the table(the first three I was at the table but didn't play). I'd say 1.5 sessions were like that. The other players seem to enjoy it, so I just stay out of the way and let them have their fun.

The image of people taking things way too seriously becomes clearer and clearer. It's a game dude, just chill. I've found most people IRL who game don't take it seriously to that level, thank fricking God.

Well it's a trade off. I am bored to the point of violence when it comes to spending 15 minutes to search an empty room. Either I spend those 15 minutes on my phone and disrupt the game in a minor way coming back, or my boredom and unhappiness spills over. I can almost guarantee the latter will...

This thread was never about solutions, the things in 5E I don't like aren't particularly fixable, especially in organized play. My aim here was to discuss the dissonance between how I play D&D and the 5E game I've started to participate in. People who can't seem to stand anybody criticizing 5E...

It's kind of like playing an Avenger, Barbarian, or Slayer in 4E. My primary tactic is to attack the flanks and engage enemies 1 on 1, avoiding being in contact with more than one. I wear heavy armor and have a d10 for hp so I can afford to take some risks like attacking the mages/archers in...

That tactic dates back to my 2E days, I just rediscovered it. It was required for my sanity. It was a little different back then, as I was a little less mature and rarely pretended to participate in those activities like I did this past Wednesday. In the 90s, I tended to get up and wander around...

Is there something technology related wrong with this thread? It seems to have gotten buggy.

The lack of a trade off. The 2E Fighter was a tank and DPR-tastic at the same time, by default, without having to choose between the two. The differentiation was limited to stats and gear, I've spent roughly 50% of my time in 4E in the Defender role, and I've played just about every variant...

My stats are: Str 16 Dex 10 Con 14 Int 8 Wis 10 Cha 16 I plan on putting stat boosts into Str exclusively, and I may or may not take Great Weapon Master as a feat. Aside from my stepson's Rogue which I'm building for him, it's not a particularly optimized table and that feat might be overkill...

When I was playing 2E, traditional AD&D was on its way out the door if not already gone for us. Vampire the Masquerade, Chrono Trigger, and Dragonball Z had more influence on our table than tradition did. The boring minutia part is exactly it, the idea is to sit out the boring while still...

Best played without optimization is personal taste, not a system feature. Anything can be optimized, the questions are only how and to what degree. 5E is definitely open to optimization, just not to the same degree as 3E or 4E. I don't see where your "playing without it" statement has anything...

For what it's worth, there is a Barbarian present who is kind of taking the lead on the tank role.

Vengence Paladin gets Smite, Hunters Mark, a short rest Channel Divinity that gives advantage against one enemy, two attacks at 5, improved smite at 11, Polearm Master/Great Weapon Master. I think offense looks pretty fine. I play a Defender more than anything else in 4E. I like being hit in...