D&D (2024) They butchered the warlock in the new packet

[Vaalingrade]

you mean long rests?

Yeah. I don't like long rests making it so I've only go three encounters before I start to suck and not be able to play the character I made. I want to be good doing as many or as few encounters in whatever span I want.

 

[MichaelSomething]

But if there were no short rests, all the classes would become too samey! We need distinct rest mechanics for different classes to help make them different from each other.

agreed, I am in favor of getting rid of per short rest entirely

 

[Remathilis]

Or, how about this wild idea: give them just a few spell slots, but they’re always automatically the highest level possible for the warlock’s level, and they recover on a short rest instead of a long rest.

Sounds fiddly and confusing.

 

[Charlaquin]

Sounds fiddly and confusing.

Well, I’ve playtested it for 10 years, and from my experience this hasn’t been a problem at all.

 

[Remathilis]

Well, I’ve playtested it for 10 years, and from my experience this hasn’t been a problem at all.

Your experiences don't match mine.

 

[Charlaquin]

Your experiences don't match mine.

Ok. Fortunately you can play any other class if you prefer traditional daily spell slots. For those of us who actually like the Warlock, let’s just let it be the Warlock.

 

[Erandeni]

I really liked the warlock as a half caster

 

[JiffyPopTart]

1 long rest per day vs 0 to 4 short rests per day…

Do your characters never stop for lunch or dinner?

 

[mamba]

It makes it into Final Fantasy.

that has no relevance to me

 

[Remathilis]

Do your characters never stop for lunch or dinner?

Not every adventure is set on a 9-5 workday with two 15-minute breaks and a half-hour lunch. Some adventures are on time schedules, some in places where resting isn't an option, and plenty are set up where if the PCs can take a rest, they can take a long rest.

It's fine to have short rest recharges on minor abilities, but a warlock's bread-and-butter (spells) should never have been beholden to type of adventure the DM is running.