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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8515581" data-attributes="member: 6987520">Having read through a lot of the thread, I'll just say this is my current take on it all:Levels 1 - 4 aren't training wheels, because when you get to level 5 the rules don't change. The game is the same.IMO for them to be training wheels, you would have to change the rules, add complexity in the mechanics, etc. and 5E doesn't do that (at least not as I see it).Levels 1 - 4 aren't even really simpler or less complex or have fewer options. Lower levels are actually front-loaded with features. Sure you gain more spells and more features as you level, but for most classes level 5 and higher you are only getting 1 feature each level.All that isn't to say that because your PCs are less powerful in tier 1 than higher tiers, and because of that you might feel like the game is in cautious mode (?), making you feel like tier 2 and above is more complex/advanced/I don't know...Maybe a good analogy would be bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, racing motorcycle to tiers 1 - 4. The rules are the same, but how far you go, how quickly you get there, etc. makes it all feel different? (FWIW, I can't even ride a bike, so I could be WAY OFF on this LOL!)</blockquote>