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You seem to be implying that it does not? If so, please elaborate on why you think that is. It is not. In case you are not familiar, here are just three big differences off the top of my head: Adv/Disad does not actually alter a potential check's minimum or maximum attainable values. Only...

This has not been my experience with 5e. This seems like more an issue with playstyle than the system itself. Perhaps you could try playing in a way that makes those second and third sets more interesting/viable? <shrug> Works for us, anyway...

IMO, 5e is flexible and forgiving enough that I don't think it really matters. Give them something/anything you think would be fun and make for a good story. Weak stuff. Potent stuff. Whatever. Then just roll with it. I've played 5e with few/sparse magic items. I've also played it with early...

Hold up. When did I say you said that? [see: Strawman] What I said was that you insinuated it. Here you go. Now if only you would quit transferring those personal feelings and assessments onto the entirety of the gaming population... There is a word, and even a phrase, for setting different...

Me too. This is an interesting stance to take, given how dismissive of mine. You know, when you insinuated you have a better grasp of comparing the two than I do because you are "currently playing both". Based on the facts of your posts, I can say with certainty that I've played more of both...

You seem to be a very selective and picky gamer. Not that there is anything wrong with that. It's just that, if you are so very particular about systems, I can see why you are having so many issues with so many games and playstyles. Hrm. Okay. I'm still a little fuzzy on what exactly you are...

Exalted just released their 3rd edition. You should check it out. Seriously. It's exactly what you seem to be looking for. Super-powered fantasy. Quite literally. It's actually very fun. (The setting I mean, I only ever played 1st edition. Never got around to 2nd. But I'm looking forward to...

Since we are expressing our opinions of particular editions, I'll take my crack at your list: As much as I loved the deeply satisfying mechanical crunchiness of 4e combat, I would not attribute that description to it, myself. I found many combats became very similar to each other. With...

<shrug> I cannot speak for anyone but myself, by my functional memory allows me to likewise make direct comparisons. Especially given that I played 4e so extensively, for so many years, before eventually making the switch to 5e...

Nope. Cuz I'm still of [/i]that[/i] category as well. As are countless 5e players I know personally who are as well. I played, and enjoyed, 3.x and 4e through the entirety of their runs. Your "minor point" does nothing to change my belief that you are wrong.

You sound like someone trapped in a bad marriage. As for "positive or negative", do you anticipate there will ever be positive parts to report? I've been playing 5e for going on two years. If I didn't know any better (about your opinions) I'd say you were describing 5e as it plays in practice...

To clarify, I have no doubt there are plenty of players (new and old) who dislike 5e. And they are entitled to do so. Enjoy whatever you like. More power to you, and all that. My problem was his sweeping claim that 5e somehow "lacks a selling point to veterans of previous editions". Utter...

Wow. I have the exact opposite opinion. Not only as a three decades plus veteran of every single edition myself (not to mention countless other systems), but as someone who regularly interfaces with literally hundreds and hundreds of TT gamers on a very regular basis. In person. In gaming...

Yeah. Just like I get so furious at the game designers of Chutes & Ladders because they don't let me climb up the slides. I mean, seriously? I used to do that in real life as a kid all the time! So why the heck can't I in the game? It's an outrage. The designers and rules of that game are an...

Is it really? Are you sure? That seems very unlikely given the countless, unknowable variables rampant in the TTRPG community and its diverse, unique table-to-table environments. But you go on keepin' on assigning your personal predilections to the entire community at large. Hmmm. That's not...

Will they? Are you sure? Because not all fighters are even Strength-based. Heck, most probably aren't, given the constant complaints around here that Dex is so far superior in every way. So, no, those fencers and archers are still likely not as good at making Strength-based checks as even the...

This whole post reads like an assumption that disadvantage some how equates to failure. Which I find quite at odds with my considerable experiences in play. Countless rolls attempted at disadvantage have managed to succeed in spite of it, by my accounting. Heck, twice in the last year, I can...

Well, we know, based on your numerous posts making such things abundantly clear, you will be dumping INT. So that sole +1 is going to be your Intelligence save. How many "impossible" Intelligence saves do you image your PC will need to make during his career?

You know what's even more awkward? White-room theory-crafters who make sweeping claims about systems they've never even tried/seen in practical play. Case-in-point: Advantage/disadvantage. Were you around back during the early playtest of the mechanics, when there was a huge outcry and tons of...

Joe: I have a weak save! Even using an ASI to bolster it, I still suck! Mike: If you're spending an ASI to raise a low stat for the save bonus, just use the resilient feat instead. Joe: But feats are an "optional rule"! I can't assume them! Mike: ??? The tools are there to make your game work...