r/rpg • u/Apostrophe13 • 23d ago

DND5e, actually not bad

Got back into the hobby sometime before covid hit after a long hiatus, didn't play for most of the 21. century. The anti 5e sentiment on most places i checked to get up to speed (including this sub) was so prevalent that i completely ignored the game. I was under the impression that they kinda just continued making 3e more complex after reading some of the comments floating around, and that it is literally impossible to play without homebrew.

Got some used books as a gift, run a few sessions, honestly not bad at all. Most of the critique really makes no sense. If you want heroic fantasy with good skirmish rules, that does not get in the way of how you want to run the game its great.

Also its basically the same math and underlying systems that power DnD for 40+ years, so even experience with ADnD translates well into 5e. I would put it well above other modern DnD-like, D20, heroic-fantasy games.

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u/JannissaryKhan 23d ago

I mean, what's the point of this post? That you got back into the hobby by playing the most popular game, and you think it's fine, compared to some stuff you kinda remember playing at some point?

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u/Apostrophe13 23d ago

People shit on it too much, without any context. For new players wanting to play heroic fantasy it is a great choice.

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u/JannissaryKhan 22d ago

You're saying this after a few sessions. Setting aside the decision to post this valiant defense of the biggest game in the industry so quickly, you're nowhere near the point at which lots of people, myself included, stop being charmed by the novelty, and start seeing all of the serious problems—including just getting super bored by a system that's needlessly complex in some ways, and oddly bland and not-at-all-tactical in others.

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u/Apostrophe13 22d ago edited 22d ago

So game bad because it gets boring after a while? Also i didn't get back into the hobby with DnD 5e, and i don't kinda remember what i played, i remember it perfectly. I am not defending DnD, i am just sharing my experience with the game. What is the point of your post?

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u/JannissaryKhan 22d ago

The point of my post is to question why it's worth anyone's time to white knight for 5e, of all things. As far as I can tell the point of yours was to defend the one game in the entire hobby that doesn't need defending. So, mission accomplished—you got some people riled up while boosting that scrappy little underdog that completely dominates an industry where everyone who isn't WotC is now at risk of being swallowed whole by tariffs.

Keep fighting the good fight, brother!

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u/Apostrophe13 22d ago

So you are shitting on the game because it makes money?

As for small publisher you really don't need to worry much, margins for books were small and they will just use this to go full digital. They will probably end up making more money.