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Why? Where's the value in cutting stuff from the books? Other than to WotC of course.

All that does is force people to buy another book. Good for WotC's treasure room, I guess.

Just seems like a waste of money to me. Not sure what the D&D DMG provides that the other two don't (or at least T&T for A5e; I don't have TotV's DM book yet.

I don't recall anyone saying they wanted to mess with a player or their PC. That's your conclusion, and IMO it is wrong.

I don't want to badger any player, but part of the class narrative of the class the player chose is that they receive their power through an agreement with a patron. That patron IMO needs to matter to the campaign.

I don't like re-skinning, and I don't accept it as an objective good by any means. More an occasional necessary evil when improvising.

None of those classes have the narrative of getting their power directly from another being. Apples and non-apple fruits.

Clerics and paladins are IMO no less bound than warlocks.

One: sometimes they do. Depends on the god. Certainly other members of the faith might take a more active role. Two: warlocks patrons (mostly) seem to have a more intimate relationship with their warlocks.

Well, I get immersion from setting logic, but it's a thing on its own.

Well, except the stakes are a bit higher in the combat example.

I did say "most" of the changes.

You mean, like a warlock?

And the minion rules are even more so.

PCs didn't die in 4e either, much.

Why wouldn't the players like the changes? Most of them make their PCs stronger.

But the player knowing the process when the PC has no reason to can decrease setting logic.

Whether the PC cares or not, I still believe the answers to those questions should matter in the campaign if the player chooses to play a character who gets their power from someone else.

Funny how all those options mean the patron isn't important in actual play at the table and functionally mean they have no effect on the PC other than being the vague source of their super powers. No thanks, personally.

And if you want your patron to be Hastur the Unspeakable, I'd be fine with that. But most other patrons have an identifiable will and motivation.