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<blockquote data-quote="Gadget" data-source="post: 7266250" data-attributes="member: 23716">While I feel the OP is a little extreme in stating his/her opinion, I can relate.&nbsp; Feats have been the bugaboo (or at least a big bugaboo, if not the bugaboo) of the past several editions.&nbsp; Every edition experiments with the design of the mechanic a little and having a slightly different take on it, but in the end some of the same problems manifest.&nbsp; 3e feats (along with prestige classes) were a dumping ground of every wild and out there idea possible, with little regard to stacking or interactions with the rest of the system, with plethora of options and feat chains that took on the status of mini-prestige classes.&nbsp; 4e tried to reign in the madness with more restrictive feats the granted more circumstantial bonii and benefits with less feat chains, but ended using it as stealth-fix delivery system which still end up as a min/max meta-game with 'feat taxes.'&nbsp; 5e feats feel a little like an afterthought with an optional tag to excuse some of the poor design.Having said that, the allure of the feat design space as a way to 'customize' your PC independent (or semi-independent of) class, race, and background is strong.&nbsp; Moar stuff you can do, moar cool things!&nbsp; Feat design has improved a bit over the editions, someday it will reach its apex.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gadget, post: 7266250, member: 23716"] While I feel the OP is a little extreme in stating his/her opinion, I can relate. Feats have been the bugaboo (or at least a big bugaboo, if not [I]the[/I] bugaboo) of the past several editions. Every edition experiments with the design of the mechanic a little and having a slightly different take on it, but in the end some of the same problems manifest. 3e feats (along with prestige classes) were a dumping ground of every wild and out there idea possible, with little regard to stacking or interactions with the rest of the system, with plethora of options and feat chains that took on the status of mini-prestige classes. 4e tried to reign in the madness with more restrictive feats the granted more circumstantial bonii and benefits with less feat chains, but ended using it as stealth-fix delivery system which still end up as a min/max meta-game with 'feat taxes.' 5e feats feel a little like an afterthought with an optional tag to excuse some of the poor design. Having said that, the allure of the feat design space as a way to 'customize' your PC independent (or semi-independent of) class, race, and background is strong. Moar stuff you can do, moar cool things! Feat design has improved a bit over the editions, someday it will reach its apex. [/QUOTE]

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