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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8823505" data-attributes="member: 7030563">I think this is higly dependant on the size of the party and how you generate ability scores.If you play large parties (4+) and you use point buy or standard array then specialization is rewarding.If you roll ability scores and play in small parties (3 or less) then generalization is generally rewarded.I have played a Human Fighter in a 3-person party with a 16 dex and an 18 strength at 6th level who had both GWM and Sharpshooter and the party was a lot better for her being able to switch back and forth.  She also went with a breastplate instead of heavy armor and had proficiency in stealth too.  If I had to do it again I probably would give her a strength ASI instead of GWM at 4th level but she still would have been very good at melee and been in melee more than she was in ranged combat.  The other characters in that party were a Ranger-Swashbuckler and a Bladesinger.  All of them would qualify as generalists that had more than one role and it hard to imagine a more specialized party being better equipped to handle as many situations.</blockquote>