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The Barbarian has been Nerfed YET AGAIN. Where is Thick Hide?
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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6166853" data-attributes="member: 1465"><p>The Rage bonus damage is indeed decreased a lot, but it also changed from 1/round to 1/attack, so it all depends how many attacks you managed to get in a round (including reaction attacks). It does feel overall still decreased. The good side is that it's much easier to play with a bonus to all attacks rather than 1/round.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure, but I think I've read that damage has been generally decreased a bit this time, so it's not just the Barbarian. For instance, Deadly Strike is removed from all classes.</p><p></p><p>Brutal Rage replaces Channel Fury and is better. Attack bonus is slightly decreased (at some levels only) and rages per day slightly increased (at some levels only). Other that those, Thick Hide (good) and Regenerative Rage (maybe too good) were replaced with Brutal Critical (fair), Furious Resilience (good), Simmering Rage (worthless), Mindless Rage (fair, or good for your allies) and Terrifying Rage (fair). </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't call that a nerf at all, but yes it does cause problems to the "naked barbarian" character concept. Thick Hide is such a simple special ability, that I totally expect to see it back in another barbarian path (which you'll be able to mix and match with the advanced rules).</p><p></p><p>But of course epochrpg you are also right that WotC has been monitoring <em>you</em> as an individual, checking your feedback and doing exactly the opposite because they don't want specifically <em>you</em> to have fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 6166853, member: 1465"] The Rage bonus damage is indeed decreased a lot, but it also changed from 1/round to 1/attack, so it all depends how many attacks you managed to get in a round (including reaction attacks). It does feel overall still decreased. The good side is that it's much easier to play with a bonus to all attacks rather than 1/round. I am not sure, but I think I've read that damage has been generally decreased a bit this time, so it's not just the Barbarian. For instance, Deadly Strike is removed from all classes. Brutal Rage replaces Channel Fury and is better. Attack bonus is slightly decreased (at some levels only) and rages per day slightly increased (at some levels only). Other that those, Thick Hide (good) and Regenerative Rage (maybe too good) were replaced with Brutal Critical (fair), Furious Resilience (good), Simmering Rage (worthless), Mindless Rage (fair, or good for your allies) and Terrifying Rage (fair). I wouldn't call that a nerf at all, but yes it does cause problems to the "naked barbarian" character concept. Thick Hide is such a simple special ability, that I totally expect to see it back in another barbarian path (which you'll be able to mix and match with the advanced rules). But of course epochrpg you are also right that WotC has been monitoring [I]you[/I] as an individual, checking your feedback and doing exactly the opposite because they don't want specifically [I]you[/I] to have fun. [/QUOTE]
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