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<blockquote data-quote="Dualazi" data-source="post: 6906390" data-attributes="member: 6855537">Neither of these are actual arguments, because “the DM can fix it” can be applied to any and all criticisms of a system, and the answer is unhelpful for all of them. The same tired line has been spouted on all manner of topics, from caster supremacy in 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] edition to magic item lists/prices in 5[SUP]th[/SUP] and everything in-between. When I pay for an official product I am doing so with a certain expectation of quality and usefulness. If I have to re-write every class and monster, why am I giving Wizards money? I know from lurking these boards and reading the reviews on the MM itself that I’m not alone in these complaints. The blandness of the monsters can be compensated by DM fiat, but that actively reduces the book’s value to me as a pre-built resource, and more worryingly might be an indicator of the quality of future monster supplements, which I hope is not the case.This is the sort of thing I’d like to see more of. Both of those actions make perfect sense for the creature to do, and definitely help them stand out from the crowd in encounter design. Sad they didn’t make it in the final product, I hope this is rectified down the line.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dualazi, post: 6906390, member: 6855537"] Neither of these are actual arguments, because “the DM can fix it” can be applied to any and all criticisms of a system, and the answer is unhelpful for all of them. The same tired line has been spouted on all manner of topics, from caster supremacy in 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] edition to magic item lists/prices in 5[SUP]th[/SUP] and everything in-between. When I pay for an official product I am doing so with a certain expectation of quality and usefulness. If I have to re-write every class and monster, why am I giving Wizards money? I know from lurking these boards and reading the reviews on the MM itself that I’m not alone in these complaints. The blandness of the monsters can be compensated by DM fiat, but that actively reduces the book’s value to me as a pre-built resource, and more worryingly might be an indicator of the quality of future monster supplements, which I hope is not the case. This is the sort of thing I’d like to see more of. Both of those actions make perfect sense for the creature to do, and definitely help them stand out from the crowd in encounter design. Sad they didn’t make it in the final product, I hope this is rectified down the line. [/QUOTE]

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