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I'll definitely be watching the draft. Also currently listening to local sports radio talking about the draft. I've found that following sports has more to do with where someone grew up and whether their family & friends followed sports than if they are a gamer or not.

Pit Fiend 15 Rakshasa 4 Gold Dragon 1-2 = 0 Lich 20 Gelatinous Cube 12 Owlbear 20 Beholder 13+1 = 14 Black Dragon 11

Taking your history of posting into account, that's how you come across. I'm not going to get into a back and forth beyond that.

Pit Fiend 17 Rakshasa 6 Gold Dragon 7-2 = 5 Lich 22 Gelatinous Cube 11 Owlbear 19 Beholder 17+1 = 18 Black Dragon 11

It most certainly was not clear, or did you miss the countless threads and numerous Sage Advice posts discussing it?

I'll say up front that I love 5E. I've played every edition and it's my favorite. It's well-designed system that checks a lot of boxes for a lot of people. That said, I will also admit that it's tight enough to handle most interactions but loose enough to create discrepancies. Plus it's been...

Pit Fiend 21 Rakshasa 10 Gold Dragon 11-2=9 Lich 25 Gelatinous Cube 11 Owlbear 18 Beholder 22+1=23 Black Dragon 13

I'm really close to backing this. I discovered the setting a little while ago when the preview for the 5E conversion was released. I'm always interested in darker, gritty settings that have unique mechanics and I really liked what I saw. This KS is really well done with a lot of great stretch...

Pit Fiend 23 Rakshasa 10 Gold Dragon 16-2 = 14 Lich 26 Gelatinous Cube 10 Owlbear 22 Beholder 23+1 = 24 Black Dragon 13

Pit Fiend 24 Rakshasa 14 Gold Dragon 19 Lich 27 Gelatinous Cube 9 Umber Hulk 2-2 = 0 Owlbear 22 Beholder 27+1 = 28 Black Dragon 12

Rakshasa 13 Gold Dragon 19-2 = 17 Lich 28 Gelatinous Cube 12 Umber Hulk 11 Owlbear 24 Stone Golem 6 Beholder 28+1 = 29 Black Dragon 14

Pit Fiend 24 Rakshasa 13 Gold Dragon 19-2 = 17 Lich 26 Gelatinous Cube 17 Umber Hulk 13 Owlbear 25 Frost Giant 10 Stone Golem 14 Beholder 26+1 = 27 Black Dragon 14

Pit Fiend 23 Rakshasa 17 Gold Dragon 22-2 = 20 Lich 26 Gelatinous Cube 15 Umber Hulk 15 Owlbear 25 Storm Giant 7 Frost Giant 13 Stone Golem 16 Beholder 25+1 = 26 Black Dragon 16

As has been discussed ad nauseum, the ranger is the only class that has abilities that simply don't function unless specific conditions that are solely in the hands of the DM are met. It's poor design and WotC knows it since they've been moving away from it ever step of the way.

Dated is the word I was looking for. I love Elmore - some of his works are what brought D&D to life for me - but this one is a bit lackluster to me.

That's fine, but it shouldn't be tied to specific favored enemies or terrain. That's one of the primary problems with the PHB ranger.

I definitely wouldn't go this direction. This just exacerbates the problem of the ranger being highly reliant on the campaign/DM for its abilities to function. I'm firmly in the camp that the ranger needs a rework (although UA & Tasha's has helped a lot) but making their abilities more...

Pit Fiend 23 Rakshasa 20 Gold Dragon 25-2= 23 (I don't get the love for the gold dragon - players will never fight one, chromatics are more iconic) Lich 26 Gelatinous Cube 16 Umber Hulk 17 Owlbear 26 Storm Giant 9 Frost Giant 11 Stone Golem 16 Beholder 26+1 = 27 Couatl 2 Black Dragon 16

Pit Fiend 22 Rakshasa 22 Gold Dragon 24-2 = 22 Lich 26 Gelatinous Cube 15 Umber Hulk 16 Owlbear 27 Displacer Beast 4 Storm Giant 13 Frost Giant 12 Stone Golem 18 Beholder 29+1 = 30 Couatl 8 Black Dragon 16

At the minimum, the ranger needs to cast and prep spells like the paladin. That they have to choose known spells and the paladin, cleric, and druid do not is really inconsistent design.