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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7541229" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>This is how I feel about optimization. If you are having fun with it, have at it. For myself, I'm not going to gimp myself that way. </p><p></p><p>I'm glad that I don't care about the game math, because game isn't balanced around the optimized PC. It's balanced around the non-optimized PC. That means that since the DM for the optimized players is going to have to increase the challenge of the monsters to compensate for the increased DPR, I am getting the exact same experience in combat that the optimizers do. I am experiencing easy fights, moderate fights and challenging fights, and having lots of fun. In addition, I am experiencing the social and exploration pillars the same as they do, and in all likelihood I'm doing better at those since optimizers tend to optimize only for combat, leaving themselves weaker in the other areas.</p><p></p><p>Where are the optimizers gimping themselves you might ask? In PC choices. There are only a relatively few PC "builds" that are optimal. That means that the optimizer has highly limited himself in the number of character choices he has, where I have not done that. My choices include not only all the non-optimal "builds," but the optimal ones as well. I'd much rather have fun with the full range of PCs available to me, than just playing a few optimal "builds" over and over again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7541229, member: 23751"] This is how I feel about optimization. If you are having fun with it, have at it. For myself, I'm not going to gimp myself that way. I'm glad that I don't care about the game math, because game isn't balanced around the optimized PC. It's balanced around the non-optimized PC. That means that since the DM for the optimized players is going to have to increase the challenge of the monsters to compensate for the increased DPR, I am getting the exact same experience in combat that the optimizers do. I am experiencing easy fights, moderate fights and challenging fights, and having lots of fun. In addition, I am experiencing the social and exploration pillars the same as they do, and in all likelihood I'm doing better at those since optimizers tend to optimize only for combat, leaving themselves weaker in the other areas. Where are the optimizers gimping themselves you might ask? In PC choices. There are only a relatively few PC "builds" that are optimal. That means that the optimizer has highly limited himself in the number of character choices he has, where I have not done that. My choices include not only all the non-optimal "builds," but the optimal ones as well. I'd much rather have fun with the full range of PCs available to me, than just playing a few optimal "builds" over and over again. [/QUOTE]
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