“So then it’s onboarding people, teaching them how to play D&D, which is really complex”

  • Shush@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    I think it’s varied based on classes. A Barbarian or a Rouge play very straightforward - hit things, then hit them again.

    For classes like wizards, you suddenly have a ton of options in your disposal, and they all use the same resource (spell slots)

    I think it’s easier when you have a lot of abilities that simply go into a cooldown (usually Short or Long cooldowns). That means using one doesn’t come at the expense of the other abilities that you have.

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      1 year ago

      That directly leads to the D: OS system where stacking tons of abilities is the optimal play pattern, which I’m not a huge fan of. Like, if you have a character without Teleport on that game, you’re flat out playing wrong

      There’s always a trade-off. I like that DnD is more flexible than when I last played, for wizards/clerics, but trying to solve these game design problems basically always adds complexity.

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        1 year ago

        I agree. I was mostly trying to point out that playing mages is somewhat more complex than playing fighting classes that mostly just… fight.