D&D (2024) 2024 PHB Feats and Misc discussion

[James Gasik]

that was the problem with Point blank shot, if you are using it, you are using archery wrong.

Yeah, it was bizarrely more useful for spellcasters.

 

[MostlyHarmless42]

One way to make some 1st level feats seem more attractive is if WOTC decides to go whole hog on prerequisites.

Do you want Great Weapon Master or Polearm Master at level 4? Well, you needed to take Savage Attacker at level 1.

Sentinel or Resilient? You needed to have taken Tough.

That would also make synergies between feats like Polearm Master and Sentinel come online way later in the game. That is one way they could do it anyway, I would prefer they simply buffed the more lackluster 1st level feats.

Frankly I hope not. The best thing 5e did was remove feat trees and minimize prerequisites for feats. If I wanted to keep track of nightmarishly long and complicated character builds I'd play either edition of Pathfinder, not 5e. I'll be definitely giving them VERY negative feedback on anything that implies the return of that stuff and hope to hell I'm in the majority there.