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I think it is important to be critical of all editions of D&D, but these are not huge problems for our group in isolation (except for point 5). We dont optimize and play the game in a light way - but I can see of these issues combined could be a problem. We do have our complaints about the...

C'mon we all know it had some elves

Not sure how I feel about this. I always like options but I am not sure how much of this my DM will allow. I also still find the name of the book really weird, such a marginal, niche name in the lore of D&D.

Warlord. I really wanted to play one in 4e to see what all the fuss was about:) The rogue is another class that I seem to miss in every edition.

This "end of line" thinking worries me a bit though. Doesnt this go directly against the ethos of 5e that the game should be customizable to each table? I guess I would like to see a basic game that does do the core game experience for people new to the hobby, but I hope there is a big part of...

Interesting. Thanks. I agree with the higher profile of 5e. But the thing I notice is that many people in my circle who play 5e dont buy many of the books because the rules of this edition are so light and free from splatbook crawl expectation. Hence my line of questioning of whether the profile...

What evidence is there for this? 3e felt like a much bigger deal than 5e too me. I spent a lot more $ on 3e than 5e. But, sure it hard to compare in terms of sales because 5e is so lean in terms of products and 3e had more books. I do feel anecdotally that 5e has brought back quite a few lapsed...

I have always seen hp as being more related to stamina than blood and bone. So I dont have any personal disconnect with rapid recovery. Indeed, I dont even see a short rest as requiring the imagery of bandages etc. That said I think the Bard's Song of rest ability may provide some guidance how...

One of my favorite 5e stories was one of our first adventures - the one in the starters guide when we came across Venomfang? a young Green Dragon. Now we were more than a little overconfident because we had done well in all the previous combats and because I found 5e monsters to have less...

I just play whatever is being played. I cant imagine having really specific lists of preferences and finding people to play with. I even played classic Traveller the other day and at least my character did not die in the character creation process.

I agree but , for me there is an issue. But it is more that I wish mundane/martial side of things was a bit more interesting (especially at higher levels) relative to magic. I dont mean go so far as the 4e approach with respect to the gonzo abilities of low level martial PCs. I think 5e aced...

Sorry, I am a big 4e fan (and agree that warlords etc should appear in 5e), I was just joking about the capacity of warlords to fight individually.

Isnt that "I will make my party members fight you"?

For me it is a tie between the Cleric and Barbarian. Least favorite class (by far) is the fighter.

I think I agree with this, but one thing I cant escape is how each edition can be seen to overreact to a problem in the previous edition. For example the way that 4e standardised classes to make martial and magic classes on par to avoid the "angel summoner and bmx bandit" problem of 3ed. While I...

I dont mind some use of mobile phones at the table, but really militant use of alignment to annoy other characters really gets me - be it lawful stupid paladins, CN rogues, etc. I mean I want to get away from reality when I play, I dont want start a bad Philosophy 101 class each time I play.

I sympathize. I dont think we are opposites. Overall I would prefer to play 4e, I think it is a better game than 5e, but I do currently enjoy more rules light nature of 5th ed. But overall I think 4e had a much more interesting take on martial characters, more interesting monsters, more...

Unfortunately no. I play a 4e campaign by the book (+ multiple erratas!) and a 5e campaign by the book. I like both, but I think my ideal game is lurking somewhere between the two with 4e being way too much (in every possible respect) and 5e being to little in some really key respects.

I agree that these RP options are possible and desirable but the subclasses dont really support such subtle variations of archetype. Because the subclasses are largely variations of mechanics it leaves the class a bit dry (for me). I would like to see the subclasses defined by an actual...