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<blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 8974095" data-attributes="member: 59816">Their changes are derived from feedback. The DDB statistics are only one small part of the feedback they use. It just happens to be one that was pointed out in a video. I feel like I'm harping on you (and like I'm defending WotC) when neither of those are my intent. I even normally don't mind hyperbole (it's a valid communication tool) but... you just seem to be taking things too far for me here.It says that more people make Monks on DDB than make Paladins. That's it. Why that may be true requires more information. While WotC doesn't have all the information they need&nbsp; to make a better game (most of it remains in our heads, as players) AND they're swayed by their own biases (as all people are), they're NOT looking at the DDB statistics by themselves and making decisions on that alone.&quot;Had to be rewritten from the ground up&quot; - there's that hyperbole again. Much of the UA Druid remains the same as the old one. Wildshape's relatively changed, I suppose.No, and no one is suggesting that. Note that WotC didn't do much to tweak the Paladin. Whereas I bet we will see something of an overhaul on the Monk.Nah, it's just played more. (Poor suckers). I'm pretty sure we'll see a revised Berserker. It's well known that it sucks. Which goes to show that they don't use these statistics in a vaccuum.It's more likely that most users of D&amp;D Beyond are more casual gamers than you or I, and they simply pick by &quot;gut&quot; on what they'd like to play, and not based on some widely-read and/or personal analysis of &quot;what's good&quot;. (EDIT: I guess that's similar to your last part of the sentence. If so, yes. That.)I'm not a fan of DDB's functionality, but I don't think that's true.Look, I'm sorry to be &quot;arguing&quot; with you. I really am. I agree with some of what you're trying to get across.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FitzTheRuke, post: 8974095, member: 59816"] Their changes [I]are[/I] derived from feedback. The DDB statistics are only one small part of the feedback they use. It just happens to be one that was pointed out in a video. I feel like I'm harping on you (and like I'm defending WotC) when neither of those are my intent. I even normally don't mind hyperbole (it's a valid communication tool) but... you just seem to be taking things too far for me here. It says that more people make Monks on DDB than make Paladins. That's it. [I]Why[/I] that may be true requires more information. While WotC doesn't have [I]all[/I] the information they need to make a better game (most of it remains in our heads, as players) AND they're swayed by their own biases (as all people are), they're NOT looking at the DDB statistics by themselves and making decisions on that alone. "Had to be rewritten from the ground up" - there's that hyperbole again. Much of the UA Druid remains the same as the old one. Wildshape's relatively changed, I suppose. No, and no one is suggesting that. Note that WotC didn't do much to tweak the Paladin. Whereas I bet we will see something of an overhaul on the Monk. Nah, it's just played more. (Poor suckers). I'm pretty sure we'll see a revised Berserker. It's well known that it sucks. Which goes to show that they don't use these statistics in a vaccuum. It's more likely that most users of D&D Beyond are more casual gamers than you or I, and they simply pick by "gut" on what they'd like to play, and not based on some widely-read and/or personal analysis of "what's good". (EDIT: I guess that's similar to your last part of the sentence. If so, yes. That.) I'm not a fan of DDB's functionality, but I don't think that's true. Look, I'm sorry to be "arguing" with you. I really am. I agree with some of what you're trying to get across. [/QUOTE]

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