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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 5829814" data-attributes="member: 18333">In my opinion, &quot;balance&quot; should attempt to eliminate (or diminish) player obsession with min/max to create the uber PC.&nbsp; With many players there really are very few choices in previous editions if all the player wants is &quot;the most powerful&quot; PC.Balance should include an attempt to mix it up so that there really is no way to min/max.&nbsp; I don't know how to do that, but professional game designers should no how.Balance should make it so that each PC is heroic, yet flawed, and equally able to&nbsp; contribute in some way (even if it is small) whether it's in combat, exploration or a social situation.&nbsp;&nbsp; If Abilities in 5e will be the basis for most actions/skill checks, this may help.&nbsp; If classes and backgrounds add to ability focus, the Bard will be better at social situations, but in a party without a Bard, a fighter may still be &quot;ok&quot; at a social interaction.&nbsp;&nbsp; That's balance.&nbsp;&nbsp; Balance should not mandate that a party has to be optimized to be able to do well in combat, exploration and social situations.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 5829814, member: 18333"] In my opinion, "balance" should attempt to eliminate (or diminish) player obsession with min/max to create the uber PC. With many players there really are very few choices in previous editions if all the player wants is "the most powerful" PC. Balance should include an attempt to mix it up so that there really is no way to min/max. I don't know how to do that, but professional game designers should no how. Balance should make it so that each PC is heroic, yet flawed, and equally able to contribute in some way (even if it is small) whether it's in combat, exploration or a social situation. If Abilities in 5e will be the basis for most actions/skill checks, this may help. If classes and backgrounds add to ability focus, the Bard will be better at social situations, but in a party without a Bard, a fighter may still be "ok" at a social interaction. That's balance. Balance should not mandate that a party has to be optimized to be able to do well in combat, exploration and social situations. [/QUOTE]

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