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<blockquote data-quote="Xeviat" data-source="post: 7129297" data-attributes="member: 57494">I only have two/three issues with the Barbarian.First, I too want short rest recovery for their rage (I'd do rage/3, round up). First.5, I don't like barbarians deciding when to rage; I've always wanted rage to be a thing that is triggered, not something they willingly do. That's a mild preference, not a hard thing, as it doesn't bug me too much.My second issue is that the barbarian's offensive strength doesn't seem to be there in the class. Rage is mostly a defensive ability. The damage boost is the same as Fighting Style initially. Later it grows, but the fighter and paladin end up getting offensive buffs at 11th level and the barbarian bonus crit damage doesn't seem to make up for that.Worse still, all of my players who have played barbarians feel like Great Weapon Mastery is all but a requirement for the class to deal damage.Now, a lot of this is feel. The defensive power of rage can be turned into offense with Reckless Attack. But, they end up hitting more, not harder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xeviat, post: 7129297, member: 57494"] I only have two/three issues with the Barbarian. First, I too want short rest recovery for their rage (I'd do rage/3, round up). First.5, I don't like barbarians deciding when to rage; I've always wanted rage to be a thing that is triggered, not something they willingly do. That's a mild preference, not a hard thing, as it doesn't bug me too much. My second issue is that the barbarian's offensive strength doesn't seem to be there in the class. Rage is mostly a defensive ability. The damage boost is the same as Fighting Style initially. Later it grows, but the fighter and paladin end up getting offensive buffs at 11th level and the barbarian bonus crit damage doesn't seem to make up for that. Worse still, all of my players who have played barbarians feel like Great Weapon Mastery is all but a requirement for the class to deal damage. Now, a lot of this is feel. The defensive power of rage can be turned into offense with Reckless Attack. But, they end up hitting more, not harder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]

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