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The expansion of commercials is definitely the worst part of the experience. It used to be that the previews were the only commercials. Now, generic commercials extend well past the scheduled start time (with frequent encouragement to arrive early next time, so you don't miss anything). Then the...

If they want to treat the results as proprietary data they're welcome to do so. If they are going to present results publicly, though, then they should at least explain what results they're presenting. If the goal is to convince the audience that they're making good use of statistics, then...

It seems worth noting that, despite the developers spending the past year citing survey statistics, we don't actually know the meaning of the numbers they're citing. My interpretation is that these numbers are approval ratings in the traditional sense: the percentage of respondents who approve...

Putting aside the distinction between options and combinations of options, I absolutely want this character to be viable. While many warriors in fantasy and folklore lean heavily on physical prowess, others are unexceptional in this regard and rely on their ability to perceive their opponents'...

I'd go so far as to say that fans retrospectively deciding what scenes and works to accept (with different groups of fans sometimes reaching different decisions) is a more traditional source of canon than a single publisher/IP owner trying to maintain consistency during the writing process.

As someone with little interest in playing at levels where resurrection and global teleportation are player-facing powers, I'd be happy to happy to see a reallocation of design focus and page space to lower level gameplay and customization options.

I'm very much unconvinced that the idea of Dark Elves as a distinct race/species is worth saving. Having evil elves as a distinct species from "normal" elves (let alone one distinguishable by skin color) was a horrible choice from the beginning, but as far as I can tell, it's the central reason...

Testing in a simulator could be valuable as one of many playtesting tools, but it would need to be in the hands of a team with a clear understanding of its capabilities and limitations. Even those parameters that are measurable would depend heavily on factors like encounter design and how well...

The current version seems more flavorful to me than this one. By concentrating on a specific target, you gain additional damage each time you hit them. With this version, the targeting is easy enough to be essentially automatic, so it becomes a fairly small and generic once per turn damage...

To some players, D&D's charm comes more from the ability to accommodate diverse settings than from it's own tropes. Now, I think having a diverse range of classes helps it do that, and while Cleric might not be a class I'd include if I were redesigning things from scratch, it's clearly been...

All of this depends on specific characters, of course, but assuming traditional narratives, some of the sharpest conflicts might be within classes rather than between them. Imagine the conjuration and transmutation colleges competing for research funding, or the clerics falling on opposite sides...

Stating the opinion that fighters are underpowered, in a thread specifically about class balance, isn't whining. And while I'm sure it's happened somewhere in one of these threads, the people expressing that opinion are not, generally speaking, describing themselves as persecuted or victimized...

I think more explanation of the premises behind these questions would be helpful. For instance, is number of levels meant as a measure of power growth or as a measure of granularity and customization? My personal preference would be for less of the former but more of the latter.

To be fair, "evolution" as a term implying progression predates "evolution" as a term for population change through natural selection. (and mutation, drift, etc). Darwin, in fact, didn't use the word "evolution" in Origin of Species and used the word "evolved" only in the closing sentence...

On the other hand, the developers have also said that if an option gets over 80% approval, they conclude that the community wants the specific version they playtested. If one wants further iteration, neither approval voting nor disapproval voting is a reliable way of pushing for that outcome.

This is what I have a hard time understanding. There are an essentially infinite number of narratives that would justify an armored character who focuses on healing and support magic and can repel undead creatures. The PHB lore is a great source of inspiration, but saying that those mechanics...

It's possible some people are voting this way, but I certainly had a more limited conception of utility magic in mind when I voted for that option. I'd also add spells that manipulate magic, such as Dispel Magic, Counterspell, Nystul's Aura etc.

But a 5th level character isn't a mere professional in the PHB and DMG guidelines. A 5th level character is a hero of the realm, and while future printings could change this definition, I don't think they should. A 5th level character, after all, is someone who can face monsters beyond any that...

Roleplaying limitations can add add a lot to the game, and suggested limitations can be a good source of character building inspiration. However, I strongly disagree with the philosophy that a given set of abilities must always be tied to a specific type of narrative constraint. Players who want...

This is a tangential point, but The Last Jedi only became the penultimate episode of an a 40 year saga when Disney decided they should market Rise of Skywalker as the culmination of the "Skywalker Saga". When it was being written, it was the middle act of the first sequel trilogy (a far more...