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Are you a capitalist? Some strategic word replacement and this tirade is positively Randian.

The first thing that went through my head when I saw the thread title was "hit that flap button really fast!"

Thanks for answering questions, Ashkelon. There's a disconnect here, because I don't think that answers my question. Let me try again. -- My question is about a balance combat vs non-combat contributions, not specifically damage (though I can understand wanting a strict measurement, though I...

I think the pat answers are (or at least should be), respectively, "play a bard," and "play a rogue," but I can see that being unsatisfying. I'm beginning to think that the problems with the fighter are actually that in-combat abilities for classes other than fighters have been improved over...

I think I'm getting a better picture, Ashkelon. Thanks for taking the time to clarify your POV. This is much more clear to me. While I don't necessarily agree with it (specifically when looking at the battlemaster - for the purposes of this conversation I think that for most of us fighter =...

As I read it, you were the one who linked them together in the martial character bucket. The mechanics idea was an attempt by me to understand why you did so; my assumption was that is was since the common design theme with all of them is that their martial abilities were mechanically similar to...

Doubt away! Earlier, you said Three of those things are mechanically connected (the warblade was the testbed for 4e design, and 13th age is at least in part a paeon to 4e), and those seem to be your benchmark for what is fun about fighters. For you those expressions of "fighter" didn't need...

So, after reading the whole thread, I'm seeing that what this boils down to is that most of the complaints about the 5e fighter are that its not the 4e fighter. Is that correct?

Eh, you get the same problems when you look at the mega-corps/supplier relationship. Walmart has been doing this for years.

There's gotta be a silver lining in there for Trump. He gets to say his catchphrase!

I see what you did there.

Neonchameleon got it below already - when the supplier is willing to operate at break even or a loss. Governments or non-profits both fall into that category. Sort of nitpicky here, but even preventative medical care can be economically catastrophic costs for the very poor.

I don't think this is necessarily true. Single supplier is a far safer bet to drop per-person cost for medical care than single payer. Single payer without the ability - or even the need - to impose top-down price controls doesn't make things better. Beyond that, single payer for medical...

That's actually a relatively small amount of money - it would be symbolic though, and might end up being a sin tax.

I think TSR had it right - settings drive sales. But their execution ("hey! let's release all this stuff side-by-side!") was poor. Releasing them in serial, and then once you've cycled through them all pulling a Disney and "reopening the vault" for updates/new material would help keep interest high.

I would just erase the separate category for CGT completely, and tax it all as straight income (using the current progressive tax structure, but with a lower rate for everyone across the board). Having wealthy individuals hold their positions for a longer period of time would probably result (as...

I can't express how much I agree with this sentiment. There's a reason I want to kill the capital gains tax rate with fire.

And yet I still have an emotional reaction to the term. In any event, I can accept that I'm the minority opinion here. Ignore my complaints with the language, etc.

Because its easy for people to do so due to differences in perspective. Just wanted to make sure that this one wasn't in your blind spot. Oh you certainly gave your explanation for what reparations are, but the language you used didn't exactly erase the idea that descendents aren't responsible...

I think the situations (US and descendents of slaves vs the UK and Ireland/India) are similar enough to draw parallels, and wanted to know if your stance changed based on whether or not you were the one giving the reparations. Your right, by the way. I don't think that reparations are warranted...