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I disagree, because even if a DM comes up with a bad ad-hoc rule, chances are it can be resolved by one dice roll, and this keeps the action going. For me the cardinal sin of rules, even balanced rules, is slowing the game down. Yes, 1e 2e was an imbalanced mess. I'm hoping D&D Next delivers...

Perhaps becoming the dominant brand/highest market share of the TableTop RPG Market - an admittedly tiny market that Hasbro probably doesn't blink an eye at. More valuable to Hasbro is the name Dungeons & Dragons and the licensing for other non-RPG products like video games. And I will be so...

Before I switched to the D&D Next playtest, I played a 4th edition campaign from start to finish, levels 1-30. It was a blast, but at the end I was exhausted. My 4th edition fatigue had become critical and I think one more 2-hour battle would have drove me insane. After the grueling slog...

I'm glad to see the Original Poster after being chastised by the mods, dissected by other posters and imploded by his own claims, has seen finally the light, admitted his error and taken a conciliatory tone. Er, wait.

Every edition I've played (2e, 3e, 4e) broke down at high level and became an mind-numbing mess of overpowered abilities and option bloat. But I disagree that D&D Next is going to be as bad as its predecessors in this regard. With bounded accuracy, static defenses and other concepts it seems to...

Here's the question you haven't answered: why are you still trashing 4e in a 5e forum? Nobody wants to hear why you hate 4e. Nothing you say is remotely new to any of us, and most of us (including me) really aren't even 4e fans. This is a place to Discuss D&D Next, not the 'I hate 4e' soapbox...

Abilities are hard-capped at 20. The rogue cannot keep boosting Dex to get higher and higher AC. All classes get the same amount of ability score increases, and have the same expectation of magic armor. I dont see any problem. I guess I'm more of a smulationist. A wizard with no defensive...

Okay, so the fighter has a 19 and the max-dex rogue a 16. Lose the shield and its 17/16. Seems fine to me.

Why would a rogue see more AC growth than another class? Leather armor and a 20 Dex (max) is AC 16. Plate mail and shield is AC 20. Actually with unpredictable, or wider-ranging ACs, attack bonuses mean MUCH MORE. A +6 to hit is consistently hitting the low AC wizard, while the same bonus...

First thing you should do is ignore the poster that told you to drop the playtest and go play older versions of D&D. That said, the biggest thing to watch out for is the current weakness and low HP of monsters. Monsters in general have low HP, poor saves and die quickly. This is undoubtedly...

I you should forget about the stuff you didn't like about 4th, and discuss D&D Next. What do you think of the Stated Design Goal of D&D Next to keep monsters relevant longer through flatter attack progression? This aspect of Next should be exactly what you're looking for.

Because every rule was spelled out in cumbersome and often clunky detail. You wanted to knock a guy down? Please refer to the complex and obtuse tripping rules. You wanted to grab a guy and tackle him? Please read the monstrosity called grappling. I remember trying to adjudicate such...

Then you should probably not being playing 3e and its variants, where a typical mid-level party can easily slaughter pretty much any monster in the book. Sounds like D&DN (where due to bounded accuracy and flatter power progression, monsters stay relevant for much longer) is the perfect edition...

Yes – for the following reasons: Gridless theater-of-the-mind combats. Faster less 'grindy' battles.

Not me. I think this person is likely looking at the 'non-scaling' Wizard in D&DNext without actually playing it. They see spells like fireball that doesn't automatically get better with level, and assume 'high level wizards suck'. The wizard in our group is not high level (9th), but usually...

Thank goodness for that. Whose accounts? When the wizard in our group drops a spell it is usually turns a challenging encounter into a cakewalk. What more do you want? It is? Everyone in my group has been playing since the late 80s and has the fondest memories of 2nd edition. We all agree D&DN...

Unified class attack bonuses are an outgrowth of bounded accuracy, a fundamental design goal of 5e that (in my opinion) solves all sorts of problems. If you don't like bounded accuracy, and prefer the increasing BAB of 3rd and 4th, then yes, 5e is probably not for you. Neo Vancian versus...

Realistic Healing: Hit Dice do not exist. Characters regain their level + constitution modifier Hit Points for a full night's rest. Greatweapon Fighting Style: when you hit with a melee attack with a two-handed weapon you deal +1 damage to the target.