Why not add a 'Core Rules' option?

[Boblin the Goblin]

I keep seeing people bringing up the changes that kinda invalidate the who point of different races as stat allocation.

What's stopping from adding a 'core' difficulty option that keeps those in? Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous did so, what is stopping Larian from doing the same?

[DDkiki]

They don't invalidate race choice, just make you choose them for their actual features, abilities and RP, than some numbers.

[Hobocop]

Pathfinder's 'Core' difficulty setting was borderline deceptive, as it was anything but.

[Cy]

Larian, much like Wizards of the Coast in general, has no interest in what core DnD players want. They just want to gentrify hobbies to go after normies who care about things like pronouns and think racial stats are somehow racist and look at orcs and see black people.

[Cutlass Jack]

Its self-fixing for me. I'll just put stats where I feel they should go for each race.
Thats the nice part about playing it single player. I'd feel differently in tabletop.

[Aldain]

Originally posted by Hobocop:

Pathfinder's 'Core' difficulty setting was borderline deceptive, as it was anything but.

Oh it was "Core".

For Owlcat anyway, for most other people it's "My DM hates the table" balancing.

[Megapewpew]

If this is WotC pushing this(which is most likely considering the timing) we probably wont get a core option. They want to try and normalize Tasha's even tho it's not as popular, due to them using that system going forward.

[Hobocop]

Originally posted by Megapewpew:

If this is WotC pushing this(which is most likely considering the timing) we probably wont get a core option. They want to try and normalize Tasha's even tho it's not as popular, due to them using that system going forward.

What makes you think the Tasha's variant isn't popular?

Really, the main issue is that we have no clear indication this is an optional variant like it is on TT for pre-Tasha's content.

[Megapewpew]

Originally posted by Hobocop:

Originally posted by Megapewpew:

If this is WotC pushing this(which is most likely considering the timing) we probably wont get a core option. They want to try and normalize Tasha's even tho it's not as popular, due to them using that system going forward.

What makes you think the Tasha's variant isn't popular?

Really, the main issue is that we have no clear indication this is an optional variant like it is on TT for pre-Tasha's content.

Considering it has stayed as controversial since it's release? Are you saying you think it's more popular then core? Just comparing it to xanathar's release should tell a lot about it's reception.

[Hobocop]

Originally posted by Megapewpew:

Originally posted by Hobocop:

What makes you think the Tasha's variant isn't popular?

Really, the main issue is that we have no clear indication this is an optional variant like it is on TT for pre-Tasha's content.

Considering it has stayed as controversial since it's release? Are you saying you think it's more popular then core?

Forum discussions are inherently a minority and don't typically represent what most people are doing at their own tables.

There's no clear empirical indication one way or another.

[Megapewpew]

Originally posted by Hobocop:

Originally posted by Megapewpew:

Considering it has stayed as controversial since it's release? Are you saying you think it's more popular then core?

Forum discussions are inherently a minority and don't typically represent what most people are doing at their own tables.

There's no clear empirical indication one way or another.

lol, yes, I dont have "got a source for that?" but I think pretending Tasha variant is more popular than core because there isnt "empirical indication" is...a take I guess.

[Lazydrones]

I'm fine with some of the changes but I'd be up for a core rules option.

Honestly don't care if they give us options to adjust allocations. Not every Gnome or Halfling should be required to always have their specific bonuses.

If you want it vanilla you can always set it to their DnD ruleset. Though Humans might get a bit of a gimping if they are reduced from +5 to +3 and no other racial bonuses.

Used to be humans didn't get anything. Then they upped it to bonus feat(s) then +1 to all.

They can do what ever. It is what it is.

[Joao Sergio]

People that are complaining about it have never played DnD for sure. I don't know a single GM that doesn't change the rules in some way. They are just doing this. As the GM of this adventure.

On top of that. The rules of DnD are changing right now. Just one more prove that the rules need adjustments.

[katzenkrimis]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

That's the nice part about playing it single player.

That blows up the entire crux of this endless argument.

People are acting as if we are playing this game against each other.

Baldur's-MMO-Gate-MOBA-III-Multiplayer-Strategy game.

[Megapewpew]

People that are complaining about it have never played DnD for sure.

"People who complain about rule sets they dont like, dont play dnd"

lol, the ♥♥♥♥ you come up with that hot take?

[Something completely different]

If you want to use the core rules apply the stats the way the PNP does (Or as close as possible) for races.