Mike Mearls was adamant about recreating the Basic D&D fighter, the one where "I attack" is the only option. In the pursuit of this, we got feats as optional and the champion fighter.WOTC listened to the crowd that said D&D is too complex for new players and didn't have 1st level feat.
They finally realized that the complex of a single feat was overstated and not worth the loss of customization from not having it.
Heh heh... I think it might also be that they finally realized that most players don't consider features "real" unless there's a game mechanic directly tied to it.WOTC listened to the crowd that said D&D is too complex for new players and didn't have 1st level feat.
They finally realized that the complex of a single feat was overstated and not worth the loss of customization from not having it.
He really should have just naked a new class for the basic warrior or maneuver warrior. It was clearly surveyed that the community at the time was split on wanting the simple and the complex.Mike Mearls was adamant about recreating the Basic D&D fighter, the one where "I attack" is the only option. In the pursuit of this, we got feats as optional and the champion fighter.
It seems WotC is finally giving up on using 5e to replicate Basic...
More that player don't consider it real unless they have agency over it or it is near guaranteed to happen every 1-3 sessions.Heh heh... I think it might also be that they finally realized that most players don't consider features "real" unless there's a game mechanic directly tied to it.
You've always been able to give a free feat on DnDBeyond.I wonder how / if / when this might manifest for all PCs in DnDbeyond.
Boom.More that player don't consider it real unless they have agency over it or it is near guaranteed to happen every 1-3 sessions.
To a point.More that player don't consider it real unless they have agency over it or it is near guaranteed to happen every 1-3 sessions.
Right - but when does it give you an option of one of these three by default?You've always been able to give a free feat on DnDBeyond.