D&D (2024) To Revise or not to Revise: What to do about the other Subclasses?

[Necropolitan]

I feel like Grave Domain and Undead Patron are basically redos of the Death and Undying already.

Death's the 'Evil' version of the Grave Domain and Undying's more about immortality than undeath.

 

[Corinnguard]

I picked only 3 subclasses from the list above: Monk (Way of the Kensei), Rogue (Scout) and Wizard (Bladesinger).

 

[Ibrandul]

I’d like to see them redo every outlier subclass, whether OP (peace and twilight clerics, etc.) or underperforming (nature cleric, purple dragon knight, etc.).

 

[Parmandur]

Honestly, they don't really need to be updated to still be usable, so I predict people will be surprised at the slow roll out of any replacements

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Honestly, they don't really need to be updated to still be usable, so I predict people will be surprised at the slow roll out of any replacements

There's still a big difference between usable and balanced. Those kits won't be unplayable, but some of them will be less satisfying when compared to the power fantasy offered byz newer or revisited kits.

I know myself prefer the archetypes from XGtE and don't mind the power disparity, but bringing a Battlerager or Storm barb next to a new World Tree barb could lead to a unfun experience to some, because the numbers just aren't there.

 

[Parmandur]

There's still a big difference between usable and balanced. Those kits won't be unplayable, but some of them will be less satisfying when compared to the power fantasy offered byz newer or revisited kits.

I know myself prefer the archetypes from XGtE and don't mind the power disparity, but bringing a Battlerager or Storm barb next to a new World Tree barb could lead to a unfun experience to some, because the numbers just aren't there.

Eh, that's not wrong, but...I still don't think WotC will be in a rush to replace those.

 

[Osgood]

Knowledge Domain cleric is missing. It's one of the most common domains for gods.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Eh, that's not wrong, but...I still don't think WotC will be in a rush to replace those.

Rush is a strong word, but if there's money to be made, I don't think we'll see many new kits before the old ones get a do-over.

I can see maybe a digital Unearthed Arcana (free? Cheap?) to show how to convert old material, with a few examples in each UA, once a month or so. Could be cool.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Knowledge Domain cleric is missing. It's one of the most common domains for gods.

Yeah, that's a problem for the future DMG or setting books: what domains will they assign to the pantheons shown in those books?

 

[Vael]

I don't understand why only 5 can be selected when there are 12 classes here.

The question was "which do you most want to see revised", I kinda wanted to see where priorities were and what everyone's top 5 are. TBH, I'd have preferred to do something along the lines of a poll for each subclass, with the options:
1. Revise and reprint
2. Leave alone
3. Make something new to redo the concept.

Honestly, they don't really need to be updated to still be usable, so I predict people will be surprised at the slow roll out of any replacements

The pace of rules material in the 5e era has been slow in general, which is why I hope the next few post-revised Core books aren't just retreading.