D&D: Expert Survey Results Are In – Ranger is Lookin’ Good!
Along with the Paladin and Druid survey opening, WotC revealed their take on player feedback for the Expert Group playtest.
As One D&D rolls out its next band of playtest rules, they also take a look back at some of the hits and misses of the recent Expert Group playtest survey. The numbers are in, and this is the best the Ranger has ever been.
This is great—though it should be noted for Rangers that “best ever” means they got a B, as the Ranger, which has historically had a lot of “low scores” over the years, achieved something like an 80% approval rating in this survey. And it looks like everything but the Hunter’s Multiattack (which was bad) is doing well.
What else did folks have to say? Let’s take a look at what the D&D devs have to say, summarizing their 20ish page feedback report.
D&D Expert Group Survey Results
Expert Classes are the skill monkeys of One D&D. Which are the Ranger, Rogue, and Bard. As mentioned, Rangers are looking pretty good. It seems that folks, in general, are excited by the changes coming to Rangers, who blend martial might and skill with just a bit of magic. And according to WotC, most of the Rangers features are well received, except for the lone subclass.
It seems like Hunters will probably be going back to the drawing board. Which is probably about right.
And the Bard did pretty okay. The Bard followed similarly, scoring a “needs improvement, but we like it” in the low 70s, though the Lore subclass, which saw Bards lose a lot of their bite, will need more work.
Rogues, on the other hand, did the worse of the lot. Scoring something like 68% approval among the community. The two big sticking points were Evasion (which was nerfed and confusing) and the new Sneak Attack (which was limited to once a turn). People want to Sneak Attack or at least have the option, to make it more than once per turn. That attack of opportunity is much more satisfying when you know you’re rolling a handful of d6s.
And that’s just the classes. Per the report, it seems like feats are in a good place, though Epic Boons aren’t. Which is understandable. People almost never get up that high. But having Epic Boons as a reward you can hand out for quest completions or something makes it nice to have the option.
At any rate, don’t forget to leave your feedback for the Paladin and Druid Playtest Survey, which you can do right here.
And until then, keep your eyes peeled for more One D&D.
