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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7959151" data-attributes="member: 20564">1.&nbsp; 5e already does it's worst when the action economy is off kilter, such as a solo foe.&nbsp; This makes it even more unbalanced.2. It forces the assumption that the person will be more defensive. That is not true for many. Do not tell me how to run my PC. Do not tell me as a DM that mindless undead are more protective.3. It also makes the assumption the person will pay attention to both combatants. If one is a kobold and the other a dragon, the dragon could have my full attention as opposed to the kobold changing my offense.In general, any rules that assume the flanked will change behavior can find cases they are not true (mindless, mind controlled, confused, etc.)Plus while the flaw with solos and other disparate action economy encounters exists, this actively does the opposite of what I want in combats. Not through any flaw of it's own, but because of the context it's being put in where flanking is easier when you have more people than the enemy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7959151, member: 20564"] 1. 5e already does it's worst when the action economy is off kilter, such as a solo foe. This makes it even more unbalanced. 2. It forces the assumption that the person will be more defensive. That is not true for many. Do not tell me how to run my PC. Do not tell me as a DM that mindless undead are more protective. 3. It also makes the assumption the person will pay attention to both combatants. If one is a kobold and the other a dragon, the dragon could have my full attention as opposed to the kobold changing my offense. In general, any rules that assume the flanked will change behavior can find cases they are not true (mindless, mind controlled, confused, etc.) Plus while the flaw with solos and other disparate action economy encounters exists, this actively does the opposite of what I want in combats. Not through any flaw of it's own, but because of the context it's being put in where flanking is easier when you have more people than the enemy. [/QUOTE]

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