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Message: <blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 9176756" data-attributes="member: 25619">It’s fun to talk about D&D.  For me, it slightly diminishes the D&D jones when I don’t feel like firing up BG3 or working on my campaign.  And sometimes I read something interesting or useful. (Thanks, Umbran, for the you v. I advice.)But if we’re stating personal opinions, I gotta agree with Payn - I’m tired of 5e balance threads.  And I gotta agree with Reynard, sometimes people DO want to play the Fighter.  As a Fighter, doing Fighter stuff.  It is (was?) the most popular class.My DM opinion on balance is: I don’t care about balance.  If a player isn’t enjoying the game, that’s a problem, but class’s balance has never been a reason I’ve seen.  In many campaigns, people can fairly easily change characters.  It’s not something I suggest, but I have had players do it … twice? … in 37 years of GMing (29 years of DMing).  If players are having fun, why does someone else’s opinion of which class is better matter AT ALL?To me, D&D is not just a fantasy combat game.  It’s about role playing.  Making “suboptimal for DPS” choices is fine.  Players playing what they want to play does no one harm.  Bart’s monk who had an Int 18 and piled down on Knowledge skills in 3e was an awesome character.  He was “char op” for what Bart wanted to play, not for getting cool spells.And on the rare times I’m a player, I try not to be a glory hog.  Cleric or bard helpers are often what I enjoy these days.I watched CBS Sunday Morning this morning and they did a piece and “Sidemen”, like Billy Joel’s saxophonist, a Broadway understudy, and an MLB backup catcher.  Those folks are awesome pros at what they do - even though they don’t have “balance” with the stars they backup.Backup catcher, middle reliever, and utility player (aka Bard!) are awesome roles if a player wants to play them - not everyone is going for MVP, in D&D or sports.</blockquote>

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