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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Burnside" data-source="post: 9440483" data-attributes="member: 6910340">This annoys me. I'm gonna have to learn and use the 2024 rules because I am a pro DM and players will expect it (which I get). But I personally am not convinced that the new rules represent a better game and am unsure whether I will really choose to use them given the option not to do so - and I really wish DNDBeyond would support that (although it doesn't shock me that they won't).My biggest objection is that the 2024 game is crunchier overall, with a heavier emphasis on tactical combat (especially for martial characters), and combat will be slower, and character creation will take longer. NONE of my players (and I have more than 40 regulars) have ever expressed to me that they wish 5E was more complex/crunchier. I realize that there are hardcore players who do want that, but they represent a small minority of players.I wish they would respect that there are a ton of casual players who are never going to eat, drink, and breath this stuff. People just want to play a fun game with their friends for the most part, enjoy a good story, make meaningful choices, and see their characters grow. Very, very few people are interested in system mastery and are going to pay a ton of attention to optimizing, tactical play, or even tbh reading the Player's Handbook.I foresee a lot of table-time taken up with "Burnside, how does this work?" in my future.And sentences like "Well, IDEALLY you should be using your Two-Weapon Fighting Feat so that for your Action you can Crush with your main hand and then Nick with your dagger using your off-hand WITHOUT using your Bonus Attack so that you can then use your Bonus Action to activate your I Always Get Temporary Hit Points Ability and then as a Reaction, Disengage without drawing an Opportunity Attack for up to half your Movement! Doesn't that sound romantic?"Also, I would very, very much prefer they just continue to let us run all-2014 rules until all the new books are out. Being forced to run a hybrid of the old and new rules for 6 months is very annoying to me.</blockquote>

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