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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 8283836" data-attributes="member: 6775477">4E was the only edition that had lots of reactions, and even then it was limited to once per turn. While it wouldn't "break" the game, it will have a lot more impact than you think. I have a few suggestions on your issues.You get 1 reaction, and trying to stop someone from moving by you (with an attack) also takes up that 1 reaction. It's also somewhat easier to move around someone in 5E than it was in other editions already. So, in a combat with multiple foes, trying to use traditional tactics to protect someone behind you doesn't work as well.It depends on what you mean by "traditional." In 3E and 4E attacks of opportunity were a method of controlling the battlefield, but 5E works almost identical to 3E (except more spaces provoke). In AD&D and BECMI the tactic was forming a wall of heavily armored characters; you can't run past if there's no room. Something to consider, from the DM's perspective, is the intelligence of the enemy. Tactics often used by PCs, such as focused fire and taking attacks of opportunity, shouldn't be utilized by low intelligent creatures. Technically PCs shouldn't do this either, since it's manipulating the mechanics of the game, but that's a different issue.This is an abstraction of the game. Everything in game is happening all at the same time, but the game breaks the 6 second round down into turns for ease of use. Characters don't ever just "stand there," but are taking their action at the same time. If you want to expand the round from 6 seconds to 10 seconds, it won't make that much of a difference, except to spells of 1 minute duration (and most of the time those won't be affected).Not to be offensive (which means I'm about to offend you), but this sounds like either a DM issue or a bad player issue. As the DM, you need to keep the action moving and descriptions vivid. Large combats can bog down, in which case you need to try and keep everyone engaged as much as possible, usually by have enemies attacking multiple players or separating them. This isn't always easy, especially if playing over a VTT, but suggestions include using fewer, more powerful monsters (which most DMs seem to like anyway).It's also possible it's the players. I've had players who didn't give a crap about anything other than their turn. One particular guy used to pull out his handheld video games (pre-smartphone era) both between combats and when it wasn't his turn. He only paid attention when he had to do something. He was a crappy player, and I'm glad I no longer game with him.</blockquote>

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