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Message: <blockquote data-quote="darkwing" data-source="post: 4690535" data-attributes="member: 69001">I don't think a BRV build's main problem is that it's "overpowered" in the traditional sense. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. But either way, that's not why it's a bad idea. I like to think of it as "differently powered." It lacks a certain stickiness and trades offense for defense. The problem with this is it's boring.From my own personal experience playing one, I was somewhat disappointed. Not really with the battlerager power itself, I never really had a problem keeping track of THPs and our DM can make life painful if he chooses to do so. But I was disappointed with the inability to hit things consistently with anything other than brash strike. Can other powers still hit? Of course they can. But their inconsistency really limits the usefulness of powers like tide-of-iron. "I really want to knock this guy into the pit... but I've got less than 50/50 chance of hitting him and he gets a save vs. falling anyway... brash strike." Also, getting ignored sucks as a fighter. I felt the "only" stickiness I had was the mark. Our DM is good about monsters attacking the character that marked them, but 1 enemy out of X total enemies doesn't seem to matter much (other than in single enemy encoutners). OAs barely seemed to matter at all.To summarize, the BRV build should be avoided not because it's OP, but because it's boring. I'm going to give mine one or two more nights then decide if I should ask the DM for a new character.</blockquote>

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