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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fedifensor" data-source="post: 4700172" data-attributes="member: 7289">Well, my opinion has been posted on the WotC boards, but to repeat it here...As many others have pointed out, this is a must-have feat that harms the game as a whole.  Here's the reasons:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bonus to hit is more powerful than other feats.  It is always better than the "situational +1" feats,  even at level 1.  It is much better than the feats that offer +1 damage with a specific weapon group or damage type.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scales up to +3 to hit.  At 15th level, it is the best feat in the game.  At 25th level, I'd rather have this even if I was burning two or three feat slots to get it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Because it is so much more powerful, it becomes essential for every build, effectively reducing the number of feats a character gets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Encounters are designed to challenge the players.  An Epic encounter designed without taking this feat into account goes from a challenge to a cakewalk, because it doesn't account for the extra +3 to hit.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a group where some players have the feat and others don't, the characters who don't have the feat will be at a disadvantage, contributing less to the group.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Characters who use both weapons and implements lose two feats instead of one for the same increase in overall effectiveness.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The feat discourages characters that use multiple weapons or multiple implements, because of the extra cost.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If intended as a math fix, it's errata that costs around $30 (though it comes with other benefits).</li> </ul></blockquote>

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