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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9190879" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>Honestly? I don't know why "fighters suck" comes up so often. They aren't as flashy, they don't pull rabbits or teleports out of their hat. Their role in the game is different, sometimes perhaps a bit thankless.</p><p></p><p>People like what they like of course, but sometimes it feels like people complain about fighters <em>because</em> they're popular. But my observation? It's about a half dozen people, some who don't even play 5E, that complain the loudest and most frequently.</p><p></p><p>It seems like most people that are okay with or like fighters just kind of shrug and more on because it's the same arguments every time.</p><p></p><p>I've played fighters up to 20th level, run a couple of games to 20th with fighters. I was not disappointed with the fighter, neither were the people who played fighters. None of the reasons I've seen thrown around show up in actual play. Fighters are generally the DPR kings. They can't compete with a rogue or bard on skills that those characters are specialized in, but neither can any of the other classes.</p><p></p><p>All of which is why I'm going to join the majority of people that ignore this thread and argument.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9190879, member: 6801845"] Honestly? I don't know why "fighters suck" comes up so often. They aren't as flashy, they don't pull rabbits or teleports out of their hat. Their role in the game is different, sometimes perhaps a bit thankless. People like what they like of course, but sometimes it feels like people complain about fighters [I]because[/I] they're popular. But my observation? It's about a half dozen people, some who don't even play 5E, that complain the loudest and most frequently. It seems like most people that are okay with or like fighters just kind of shrug and more on because it's the same arguments every time. I've played fighters up to 20th level, run a couple of games to 20th with fighters. I was not disappointed with the fighter, neither were the people who played fighters. None of the reasons I've seen thrown around show up in actual play. Fighters are generally the DPR kings. They can't compete with a rogue or bard on skills that those characters are specialized in, but neither can any of the other classes. All of which is why I'm going to join the majority of people that ignore this thread and argument. [/QUOTE]
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