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Is 5e the Least-Challenging Edition of D&D?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sadras" data-source="post: 7942134" data-attributes="member: 6688277"><p>I will speak for my part in this.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I do not agree with this premise. My reaction into this thread (admittedly late) was not that 5e lacks the capability to challenge players - more that it was one of the least challenging editions. My personal opinion is that arguably 4e and 5e are the least challenging. You include 3.x into the mix and that is fine that is your opinion.</p><p>For my part I'm glad you accepted 1e and 2e as more challenging hence I did not carry on with our conversation.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To be fair when one discusses an edition one looks at the base not a homebrewed version of it because the one can just easily change things up to save or suck (die)...etc and make the discussion null and void. And nothing stops the 4e dude doing the same thing...etc. It makes the conversation pointless.</p><p>That 5e is very tinker-friendly and 4e feels less so, is a positive for 5e.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That is polony.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Admittedly I never read all the posts so yeah this is terrible. If you're having fun and your table feels adequetly challenged then just ignore the naysayers. You're doing great!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To be clear I'm not sure anyone is saying that the edition lacks being challenging but in comparison to some other editions it might be less challenging. Those are two totally different statements.</p><p></p><p>And yes I play 5e because it allows me to ramp up the difficulty to the level I as DM am happy with, and with a fair amount of ease.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sadras, post: 7942134, member: 6688277"] I will speak for my part in this. I do not agree with this premise. My reaction into this thread (admittedly late) was not that 5e lacks the capability to challenge players - more that it was one of the least challenging editions. My personal opinion is that arguably 4e and 5e are the least challenging. You include 3.x into the mix and that is fine that is your opinion. For my part I'm glad you accepted 1e and 2e as more challenging hence I did not carry on with our conversation. To be fair when one discusses an edition one looks at the base not a homebrewed version of it because the one can just easily change things up to save or suck (die)...etc and make the discussion null and void. And nothing stops the 4e dude doing the same thing...etc. It makes the conversation pointless. That 5e is very tinker-friendly and 4e feels less so, is a positive for 5e. That is polony. Admittedly I never read all the posts so yeah this is terrible. If you're having fun and your table feels adequetly challenged then just ignore the naysayers. You're doing great! To be clear I'm not sure anyone is saying that the edition lacks being challenging but in comparison to some other editions it might be less challenging. Those are two totally different statements. And yes I play 5e because it allows me to ramp up the difficulty to the level I as DM am happy with, and with a fair amount of ease. [/QUOTE]
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