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Okay, apparently we have very different experiences here. I don't know of a single player or DM that wants magic items to be rare or excluded. And WOTC definitely did not exclude magic items or make them rare. They just are not required for the game to work. But there is not a single published...

I believe I understand where you are coming from here, and I have made my point. So no need to beat a dead horse. We might be on the same page here, but coming from different sides. I can see the influence that 4e had on the things you list (Hit Dice, cantrips, subclasses, "monster builder"...

That is not what I said. You are changing what I said and then attacking it. That is the very definition of a Straw Man argument. Honestly, I said it somewhat tongue in cheek. Yes, I know we can't prove any particular part of the 5e rules are solely responsible for the success of 5e, or even...

I guess some people just can't imagine that something not explicitaly called magic could be magic. I don't have that problem. It's pretty easy actually. I was starting to look at the good of 4e, but now I am starting to not like it all over again. I try to explain what I don't like and why, and...

And it became the most popular version in D&D history. So looks like the grognards were right!

What does magic have to do with it? Fire Bolt is not terrifying. At least it is less terrifying than a Fighter with a sword or a bow. Fire Ball is a limited resource. The Wizard can't throw Fire Balls all day. A Fighter can swing his sword as much as he wants. Also, magic in D&D is like...

Great! I fully expect that not everyone will agree with my opinion on Graze, but I didn't want to stay silent and let people have the misconception that "everyone is okay with it." Nope! But it's okay that I'm not okay with it. I'm hopeful that it doesn't spread any farther, but if it does, at...

Well I will admit my knowledge of 4e is very limited, but yes. Far worse. :) Also, I seem to recall that weapons didn't do that much anyway. The power did the damage and you just had to have an "Implement," a.k.a. a weapon, in your hand to use the power. Yeah, that didn't feel very good to me...

For those of you that like Magic Missile as a Concentration breaker, what about Death Saves? Someone mentioned it earlier, but I don't think anyone answered. If there is a couple characters down, can the big bad finish one off with two missiles and give the other two fails? Or do they both just...

But you can still miss with a greataxe, or a maul, or a halberd. How come they can miss but the greatsword can't? And I don't want the solution to be for them all not to miss! I'll say it again. Just because I (and obviously others) don't like Graze, or the "Damage on a Miss" mechanic in...

Why doesn't the greataxe do "whoosh" damage? Yep, if it has a ring of evasion and makes it dex save. Or just isn't where the wizard targets the spell. And I think you are missing the point. I am not saying it doesn't make sense from an in game perspective. I can make up reasons why it would...

I think a good example of the problem I have with Graze is the Pixie. Dragons it kinda make sense. They are huge and, probably, hard to miss, but they have tough scales. So a powerful hit from a large greatsword you can kinda see doing some damage even if it doesn't "hit". Right? A mighty blow...

Yeah, I remember seeing an ad for an RPG (it might have been this one) and they were saying. "No need to roll to hit! You just roll to see how much damage you do everyturn so you are always making progress!" Or something like that. And that was it for me. I'm out. Not saying it is a bad way to...

I would like to point out that I did not re-start the "Damage on a Miss" argument. I stated that Graze was "Damage on a Miss" that it felt like it came from 4e, and that I did not like it. It was the forces of the 4e supporters that immediately came in claiming that people the don't like it...

It's funny you mentioned it just minutes before my post. :) I disagree that "2024 D&D out-4es 4e" but it does feel like that is part of 4e that I don't like creeping in.

I would first like to say that I have a generally positive view of the new 2024 rules. That said, there are certainly things they added that I dislike. And the few things that I relate to 4e (opinions on this I’m sure vary) are not all in the dislike category. Bloodied and more interesting...

I think trying to put out a version of D&D that only goes to level 10 would be a mistake. One of those, "Give them what they want, and they will hate it." situations. Like the TV series that have a romantic "Will they? Won't they?" situation. Everyone says they want to see them get together, but...

I'm only halfway through this thread, but I will throw my 2cp in. Personally, I don't like the 'solution' of moving humanoid creatures to other types. I have heard the official reason, but honestly probably couldn't repeat it accurately. Something about 'they fit better there'. As stated, I...

I'm not saying it is a serious issue, but it is annoying. It will slow things down occasionally, but we will adapt and it will be fine. But again, they already had it in the previous book, they could have just left it in and it wouldn't be a problem at all. No one would have even noticed and...

I mostly use published adventures and add creatures to what is listed.