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<blockquote data-quote="Avalongod" data-source="post: 6873382" data-attributes="member: 68229">Thanks for the reply Gadget.&nbsp; Yeah I do agree feats sometimes got out of hand.&nbsp; I think it got worse in 4e which seemed particular ripe for abuse of feat/item/ability combos that were nuts.&nbsp; But overall they felt &quot;nice&quot; particularly as a way of customization and that fixed the cookie-cutter feel of classes in 1e and 2e.&nbsp; I know 5e kind of went back to a 2e model in many respects, but I think that harkens back to some of those old problems of 2e that 3e tried to fix (and, yes, I rather like Pathfinder.)&nbsp; For me, the use of feats in 5e doesn't really feel elegant at all.&nbsp; I don't think they should have been lumped with the ability score increases.&nbsp; I think it would have been find to make them an optional system (options are always good), and it would have been good to remove the &quot;feat tax&quot; issue and 5e overall seems dedicated to reducing bloat.&nbsp; But offering one every 4 levels say...I think that would have felt about &quot;right&quot; for the current system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Avalongod, post: 6873382, member: 68229"] Thanks for the reply Gadget. Yeah I do agree feats sometimes got out of hand. I think it got worse in 4e which seemed particular ripe for abuse of feat/item/ability combos that were nuts. But overall they felt "nice" particularly as a way of customization and that fixed the cookie-cutter feel of classes in 1e and 2e. I know 5e kind of went back to a 2e model in many respects, but I think that harkens back to some of those old problems of 2e that 3e tried to fix (and, yes, I rather like Pathfinder.) For me, the use of feats in 5e doesn't really feel elegant at all. I don't think they should have been lumped with the ability score increases. I think it would have been find to make them an optional system (options are always good), and it would have been good to remove the "feat tax" issue and 5e overall seems dedicated to reducing bloat. But offering one every 4 levels say...I think that would have felt about "right" for the current system. [/QUOTE]

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