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Are the 5.5 (or whatever) classes/races/monsters/etc better than 5.0?
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<blockquote data-quote="UngainlyTitan" data-source="post: 9301740" data-attributes="member: 28487"><p>It really depends and it is somewhat premature to say.</p><p></p><p>So, if a table is playing 2014 PHB, DMG and MM, would they notice? Most published adventures are using MM monsters and ones printed in the book. So, at the table, playing in the old fashioned no one would probably notice. </p><p>Particularly so, if one considers WoTC adventures to be "easy mode". In so far as I have checked most WoTC encounters are "hard" or "medium" for a party of 4 but with the XP high enough that they are in the same threshold for a party of 5 or even a level below the recommended one.</p><p></p><p>VTT players might notice, but again only if the DM buys the new monster manuals and rebuilds the encounters.</p><p>I think that if any group is likely to notice it will be VTT groups where the DM has purchased the new MM and is running an adventure published after the new MM has been released. </p><p>But to be honest I would not be surprised if there are groups doing that and not noticing. As other have said, really too early to say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UngainlyTitan, post: 9301740, member: 28487"] It really depends and it is somewhat premature to say. So, if a table is playing 2014 PHB, DMG and MM, would they notice? Most published adventures are using MM monsters and ones printed in the book. So, at the table, playing in the old fashioned no one would probably notice. Particularly so, if one considers WoTC adventures to be "easy mode". In so far as I have checked most WoTC encounters are "hard" or "medium" for a party of 4 but with the XP high enough that they are in the same threshold for a party of 5 or even a level below the recommended one. VTT players might notice, but again only if the DM buys the new monster manuals and rebuilds the encounters. I think that if any group is likely to notice it will be VTT groups where the DM has purchased the new MM and is running an adventure published after the new MM has been released. But to be honest I would not be surprised if there are groups doing that and not noticing. As other have said, really too early to say. [/QUOTE]
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