Zardnaar
Legend
Out of all the editions 3.5 is one I don't have a lot of nostalgia for 3.5.
However 3.5 is still one if the bigger out of print editions played online.
And it lived on another 10 years via Pathfinder.
But 3.5 is a broken hot mess right? At higher levels absolutely. However I had my suspicions most people didn't play high level games.
Much like AD&D before it.
Now with D&D beyond showing 7% of games being above level 10 and 30% being above level 6.
So the old sweet spot IMHO is still level 3-7. It's nothing to do with game mechanics but more real life stuff. I suspect the few high level games are established groups of friends.
3.X slayed 4E even if 4E fixed it. But the old saying if it's not broke don't fix it seems to apply. They threw the baby out with the bathwater.
5E to me tops out around level 8 this is roughly when ability scores hit 18-20 with a feat or two thrown in. Anything higher than that's a bonus, level 12+ may as well be moon landings made it to 13 once in 5 years.
However 3.5 is still one if the bigger out of print editions played online.
And it lived on another 10 years via Pathfinder.
But 3.5 is a broken hot mess right? At higher levels absolutely. However I had my suspicions most people didn't play high level games.
Much like AD&D before it.
Now with D&D beyond showing 7% of games being above level 10 and 30% being above level 6.
So the old sweet spot IMHO is still level 3-7. It's nothing to do with game mechanics but more real life stuff. I suspect the few high level games are established groups of friends.
3.X slayed 4E even if 4E fixed it. But the old saying if it's not broke don't fix it seems to apply. They threw the baby out with the bathwater.
5E to me tops out around level 8 this is roughly when ability scores hit 18-20 with a feat or two thrown in. Anything higher than that's a bonus, level 12+ may as well be moon landings made it to 13 once in 5 years.