D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition

[eclair~]

5e had a missed opportunity by not scrapping the + magic weapons and armour which broke Bounded Accuracy and instead focusing on

The whole point of bounded accuracy is that +x items could be a nice boon to the player while not being vital for characters to remain viable.

 

[Distracted DM]

The whole point of bounded accuracy is that +x items could be a nice boon to the player while not being vital for characters to remain viable.

Yeah, but with all the bonuses 5e PCs can stack having non-attunement +1/2/3 items seem very unnecessary.