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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 7726171" data-attributes="member: 205">I don't think that's necessarily true.  I'm pretty sure surveys showed that the 4e fighter was also the most popular class during 4e's run, and the 4e fighter was probably the polar opposite of the 5e fighter in complexity and design goals.  I think the fighter's enduring popularity is simply a case of generic beating specific; vanilla is the most popular ice cream flavor because it's good on its own AND because it can mix and match with almost everything else.  Fighter is what you use when you want race, or background, or a roleplaying hook you like to be at the forefront, and you want a strong but basic framework in the background.And that's isn't a knock on the fighter!  A generic framework is good!  Complexity can be added on via other mechanisms; a simple mechanical core for a class is best,</blockquote>