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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 5650427" data-attributes="member: 61155">Well, it's not - for you. But I've definitely seen players who don't get it, and rather than deal with deciding between two at-wills and some encounters, they look for their 'default' attack - which is the basic.  Now, one can impress upon them that it is usually better to use an at-will. And I've seen this done, where someone eventually just says, "Look, Tide of Iron is just better than a basic attack, just use it every round." And that works... until the player needs to charge or make an OA, and is confused why they can't use the power that everyone has been pushing on them.  I know this all seems like basic stuff to you. But I've definitely seen this happen - and with people I consider intelligent, even. But D&D and all of its intricacies don't always 'click' for everyone, especially for new players.  With Essentials characters, I really can just give them a sheet and have them just assume their stance/aura is always on, and that every single attack they make will be the default one.  Yes, you can try and add ease of use to non-Essentials characters, absolutely. But the approach taken with the Slayer and others... it actively addresses almost every issue I've run into that confuses some players. That is definitely a boon, in my opinion.  I can get not liking it, but insisting that it isn't actually simpler - or is even more complex than what came before... makes me suspect those making such claims haven't actually run into the players who had trouble with the previous class design.</blockquote>

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