D&D 5E (2024) Is 5E better because of Crawford and Perkins leaving?

[Maxperson]

Yes, I know. My premise was that mismanagement caused missed opportunities, which I have been surprised to need to defend.

Seems pretty self-evident to me.

 

[ECMO3]

Better a maybe than a guarantee.

Is it not a guarantee, there is a thing called Armor Class and an attack roll and if the guy used his reaction already then you can walk away and it is actually guaranteed that you won't get stabbed

Give me a break. FANTASY realism then.
It would still be suicidal to ignore the guy stabbing you to attack someone 30 feet away.

Not it isn't, unless you are level 3 or below a single hit from just about anything is unlikely to kill you.

It may be suicidal to ignore someone attacking you in real combat to focus on someone else, but in "Fantasy Combat" it is actually pretty safe and not suicidal at all.

 

[Lanefan]

This...

Is it not a guarantee, there is a thing called Armor Class and an attack roll and if the guy used his reaction already then you can walk away and it is actually guaranteed that you won't get stabbed

...and this...

It may be suicidal to ignore someone attacking you in real combat to focus on someone else, but in "Fantasy Combat" it is actually pretty safe and not suicidal at all.

...only serve to tell me that the "Fantasy Combat" system being used is in serious need of repair.