Sacrosanct
Legend
The new rule is going to be written into the Player's Handbook. That is the entire point of the objection.
As long as they are confined to Sage Advice and his Twitter feed, Crawford's inconsistent rulings and bizarre interpretations are just a source of comedy. As a DM, I can simply say, "Nothing Crawford says carries any weight," and that's the end of it.
But I can't say "Nothing in the Player's Handbook carries any weight." My group is looking to add 1-2 new players next year. If those players show up with PHBs that contain rules changes, I now have to make a ruling on which PHB applies. I do not appreciate having to keep track of that kind of thing. The DM has enough work to do as it is.
True, but the original way he was doing things was a house rule that didn't follow the player's handbook anyway. So....