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<blockquote data-quote="aiouh" data-source="post: 9695430" data-attributes="member: 7050706">If optimizing wasn't encouraged behavior by default the game shouldn't make optimizing good.Case in point: Swords &amp; Wizardry Complete Revised[ATTACH=full]410180[/ATTACH]Does having high dex matter? Yes. Does it matter all that much above a 14? Also no.Here's 5e[ATTACH=full]410181[/ATTACH]Do higher ability scores matter? Yes. Do they ever stop mattering? No.Getting mad at people for optimizing at 5e/PF2e style games (when no other style of play is agreed upon) is kind of like getting mad at people for shooting goals at soccer instead of enjoying the scenery. The games are character builder fantasies.The important part is that everyone needs to be on the same page. Either everyone goes heavy RP and unoptimized or everyone is optimized to their build. I agree that they don't mix.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aiouh, post: 9695430, member: 7050706"] If optimizing wasn't encouraged behavior by default the game shouldn't make optimizing good. Case in point: [I]Swords & Wizardry Complete Revised[/I] [ATTACH type="full" size="432x208"]410180[/ATTACH] Does having high dex matter? Yes. Does it matter all that much above a 14? Also no. Here's 5e [ATTACH type="full" width="229px" size="361x843"]410181[/ATTACH] Do higher ability scores matter? Yes. Do they ever stop mattering? No. Getting mad at people for optimizing at 5e/PF2e style games (when no other style of play is agreed upon) is kind of like getting mad at people for shooting goals at soccer instead of enjoying the scenery. The games [I]are[/I] character builder fantasies. The important part is that everyone needs to be on the same page. Either everyone goes heavy RP and unoptimized or everyone is optimized to their build. I agree that they don't mix. [/QUOTE]

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