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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DinoInDisguise" data-source="post: 9439132" data-attributes="member: 7045806">I don't think a lot of 5e players have a mechanical focus in their play. I think that is a disconnect between this forum and the player base as a whole - speaking strictly D&D here. We have some evidence of this. Player character data on DnD beyond doesn't match with power level or mechanical depth expectations.If we look at actual plays like Critical Role and Dimension 20, these aren't mechanically focused but are huge parts of the 5e culture. If you look at the /r/lfg subreddit, and look at postings for 5e games, you see an awful lot about "roleplay" and "story" with very few with a more combat or mechanical focus in their advertisment.And this is anecdotal, but in games I've run for strangers off that same subreddit, they come with character concepts. These concepts are never mechanically based. They are always flavor based. Many don't even have a class picked for the concept, just a short story about a person. This is reiterated by the fact that I can restrict classes without meaningfully impacting my response rate. And that on session 1, if I shut up, they just roleplay in character as the norm.I feel like newcomers to the hobby view it differently than many of the players from older editions. And I think this is reflected in WotC's choice to not indulge with such content to the level they have in prior editions. I also think it's why there is such a stark divide even on this forum, where some times it feels like you play an entirely different game than the one being discussed, even if you dont.</blockquote>

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