D&D General Arcane Subclasses UA Survey is up

[Corinnguard]

WotC needs to stop jerking around and reintroduce Prestige Classes.

They could be reintroduced for 5e/5.5e. But would they be introduced as they were in earlier editions of D&D, or could they be reintroduced in a new format such as a feat chain? If brought back as they were in 2e/3e, then you would have to deal with the drawbacks that come with multiclassing. As for the feat chain, it's something that's being used by Level Up to get that Prestige class-like feel.

Of course, it would be easier to bring back the Prestige classes as subclasses for a given class.

 

[leozg]

At this point I just don't expect much of WotC. All this subclasses seem just a bunch of abilities with few or no context. I do prefer prestige classes because they seem more organic but subclasses are an 'ok' mechanic. The problem is that since some years ago they are no more tied around a concept. They took a concept like an arcane hero and made a subclass for each class, so you can be anyclass/arcane. Even though it looks good at first sight, in fact contributes to diminish the idea of the classes, that they are a stereotype. What is a fighter when you can be a fighter that fights, a fighter that casts spells, a fighter that control minds with psi or a fighter that heal with their hands? Describe a fighter.
Anyway, I'm an old player, a conservative one, maybe I'm exhausting you so I'll finish this post.

 

[Leatherhead]

Necromancer and conjurer should really just be pet subclasses.

 

[Parmandur]

The Wizard updates are a pretty decent iteration on the 2014 counterparts. The Arcane Archer seems a good Elf-ish Fighter that is less spell-ish than the Eldritch Knight. Other than that, no super strong feelings.