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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 7034872" data-source="post: 8638624"><p>^^ This is where I am with it.</p><p></p><p>In a prior post I guess I made it read like I think ASIs just pale before feats, but that isn't what I meant or mean: what I meant and mean is only that <em>for me <u>subjectively</u></em> they pale before the really juicy feats (you know the ones...). But I also dislike the idea that my personal tastes on this should somehow find themselves writ large upon the system. Gross. I prefer a game in which different people's different tastes are readily met and I also strongly prefer a game in which people <em>have</em> such different tastes. What would I ever learn from a game environment in which everyone thought like me??? No, thanks.</p><p></p><p>I also agree with [USER=6779196]Charlaquin[/USER]'s earlier point that in terms of <em>maximizing performance</em> the ASI boost to one's primary stat outweighs most boosts from feats, whereas in terms of making the game <em>more interesting</em> the feats do more. It is for this latter boon that I so prefer feats, even granting the clear mathematical benefits to a caster having 18 or 20 in their primary stat (which also tends to be the stat for their most oft-chosen skills, too, remember).</p><p></p><p>But that's me. Someone else who wants to go all-in on heavy specialization and maximize odds of success in clutch plays will have every good reason to chase that sweet, sweet 20 stat ASAP. And that's their call to make.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest 7034872, post: 8638624"] ^^ This is where I am with it. In a prior post I guess I made it read like I think ASIs just pale before feats, but that isn't what I meant or mean: what I meant and mean is only that [I]for me [U]subjectively[/U][/I] they pale before the really juicy feats (you know the ones...). But I also dislike the idea that my personal tastes on this should somehow find themselves writ large upon the system. Gross. I prefer a game in which different people's different tastes are readily met and I also strongly prefer a game in which people [I]have[/I] such different tastes. What would I ever learn from a game environment in which everyone thought like me??? No, thanks. I also agree with [USER=6779196]Charlaquin[/USER]'s earlier point that in terms of [I]maximizing performance[/I] the ASI boost to one's primary stat outweighs most boosts from feats, whereas in terms of making the game [I]more interesting[/I] the feats do more. It is for this latter boon that I so prefer feats, even granting the clear mathematical benefits to a caster having 18 or 20 in their primary stat (which also tends to be the stat for their most oft-chosen skills, too, remember). But that's me. Someone else who wants to go all-in on heavy specialization and maximize odds of success in clutch plays will have every good reason to chase that sweet, sweet 20 stat ASAP. And that's their call to make. [/QUOTE]
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