D&D 5E Point Buy vs Rolling for Stats

[Maxperson]

Meh. Again the point is that point but outnumbers every other option by a pretty broad margin. All your options would do is shift the bottom numbers around.

Not really. The number of rollers vs. non-rollers could be as much as 35 vs. 44. Given the small size of the demographic here, people who run multiple accounts on this site, and inaccuracy of the questions, the results here don't mean a whole heck of a lot. It's somewhat interesting, but not much else.

 

[Maxperson]

[MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION] So far 10 out of 16 in your new poll thread involve rolling. However, while this will definitely be more interesting than the other poll, we still have folks here who have multiple accounts and it's too small a number of people here to make it a poll that can be trusted to be reliable.

 

[Hussar]

Err, what? My new poll thread? I haven't started any new poll thread.

And, it's pretty amusing to watch you complain about people flat out lying after all the noise you've made about other people misunderstanding your points. "These results aren't what I want, people must by LYING!!!!" Snort.

But, the point is taken. A single poll on a forum isn't proof of anything. I just thought it was an interesting talking point, not concrete proof of anything. And, I imagine that the preponderance of AL play which appears to be very, very popular would skew poll results more than anything.

Are AL players more or less likely to head to an online forum to talk about the game? I don't know, but, it could be. Which would skew results as well. Maybe I'm just a bit naive, but, I'd rather ascribe simpler answers than flat out dishonesty.

 

[Maxperson]

Err, what? My new poll thread? I haven't started any new poll thread.

And, it's pretty amusing to watch you complain about people flat out lying after all the noise you've made about other people misunderstanding your points. "These results aren't what I want, people must by LYING!!!!" Snort.

But, the point is taken. A single poll on a forum isn't proof of anything. I just thought it was an interesting talking point, not concrete proof of anything. And, I imagine that the preponderance of AL play which appears to be very, very popular would skew poll results more than anything.

Are AL players more or less likely to head to an online forum to talk about the game? I don't know, but, it could be. Which would skew results as well. Maybe I'm just a bit naive, but, I'd rather ascribe simpler answers than flat out dishonesty.

Huh! I thought it was yours. Well, someone started a new one with better questions.

Edit: It was [MENTION=6787503]Hriston[/MENTION]. All you H's look the same. The tally is now 0 for pick your stats, 15 for point buy and array, 17 that use some combination of those and/or 4d6-L, and another 17 in the "Other" category, which I'm sure is primarily those like me who roll with another method than 4d6-L.

 

[Hussar]

Well, the numbers are still very low. But, as of this writing, point buy is outnumbering every other PHB option by 2:1. The only other thing that comes close is "other" which is an amalgamation of many other options, so, no single option comes even close.

So, yeah, the original poll is actually pretty close. Funny that.

And, just for reference, here's the thread in question:

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?598151-A-Proper-Ability-Score-Generation-Preference-Poll

 

[Maxperson]

Well, the numbers are still very low. But, as of this writing, point buy is outnumbering every other PHB option by 2:1. The only other thing that comes close is "other" which is an amalgamation of many other options, so, no single option comes even close.

So, yeah, the original poll is actually pretty close. Funny that.

And, just for reference, here's the thread in question:

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?598151-A-Proper-Ability-Score-Generation-Preference-Poll

ROFL That's some serious spin there man. People who allow rolling have more than those who only allow point buy and array combined, and that doesn't include those with other than 4d6-L. Wow!

 

[Hussar]

Huh. Point buy is around 30%. Every other option save “other” is about 10%. Looks at lot like 3:1 to me.


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[Satyrn]

ROFL That's some serious spin there man. People who allow rolling have more than those who only allow point buy and array combined, and that doesn't include those with other than 4d6-L. Wow!

And yet here you are not comparing like to like either.

How does "only allow rolling" compare to "only allow point buy?"

 

[Maxperson]

And yet here you are not comparing like to like either.

How does "only allow rolling" compare to "only allow point buy?"

No. He's the only one here putting spin it it. Below is his post that started this conversation and serves to set the context.

In other news, it does look like die rolling is becoming a dying breed.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showth...hod-does-your-group-use&p=7275079#post7275079

He set up die rolling as a dying breed. In the context that the above post set up, dying vs. not dying, becomes anything with rolling vs. no rolling at all. If any method involves rolling, it can be used to show that rolling is not dying. Sharing the spotlight does not mean rolling is dying. That leaves only methods with no rolling at all to serve as proof that rolling is dying.

Edit: Added a bit of clarification.

 

[Hussar]

Huh, point buy is now hovering at just over 40%, significantly more than any other option, the only one coming close is the "other" category. Even the mixed categories aren't even really that close.

Yup, that's spin apparently.

It's interesting in another context too. In the 5e race survey, http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?596825-5E-Race-Survey Variant Humans are considered one of the most powerful races due to their bonus feat. But, die rolling can create characters that get bonuses that far exceed anything you can get from a feat.

Not sure what the uptake here is, just thought it was interesting.