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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prestidigitalis" data-source="post: 4734148" data-attributes="member: 74496">Just got back from the official WotC forums, where I was reading a thread about how nasty Attacks vs. Will can be.  Dominated every turn, blah blah.Know what came next?  Of course you do:  a long series of comments in which characters with high Will defenses were described.The problem with these threads (and yes, they happen on ENWorld too) is that collectively they create a vast circular discussion."Low Will defense?  Raise it at the expense of feats that increase damage.""Low damage output?  Raise it at the expense of attribute distribution that raises your AC.""Low AC?  Raise it at the expense of your Fort."Etc. Ad nauseum.Fade to black. Almost all of these discussions completely ignore the elephant in the room: D&D in all it's guises is a matter of balance, tradeoffs and prioritization.  You may be weak all over, or you may have a single Achilles Heel.  The one thing that is simply NOT an option, short of Gestalt characters or 40-point buy, is to have no weaknesses at all.So a request please:  If you are going to suggest a solution to such a problem, please bear in mind that the solution has to work holistically.Otherwise, it is nothing but a comb-over.Rant complete.  Entering maintenance cycle.  Power off.</blockquote>