the fighter’s Sharpshooter subclass was, by far, the least popular
No one in their right mind liked that abomination. A terrible concept from the start.
the fighter’s Sharpshooter subclass was, by far, the least popular
Jesus would be a Favoured Soul, so would the Antichrist and the Pope a Cleric, just for comparison sake.
And I'm a little shocked Sharpshooter was the worst received subclass. I was certain it would be Lore Wizard, but they did rework Lore wizard when they did War wizard, so maybe it didn't count?
In the description for the article.Is there a place to see these results that I am missing?
Flurrying with Kensei weapons would be very OP without some kind of drawback. They can two-hand a longsword for d10 damage, which would be 3x d10+Dexmod attacks right at 3rd level, far outstripping any other class.
The defensive Path of the Kensei benefit seems set up as a choice. The Kensei gets to either:
1) do a little more damage than most monks, by using a versatile martial weapon: one 1d10+dexmod attack and one 1d4+dexmod martial arts attack (or two extra attacks with flurry, all of this is at level 3)
2) do a little less damage than most monks, but gain +2 AC without having to use a bonus action: gain +2 AC for a turn and make two 1d4+dexmod attacks (or three with flurry, again at level 3)
At early levels they basically get +1 dpr vs other monk subclasses or +2 AC/-2 dpr. Later on the tradeoffs change around a bit due to martial arts damage die increases, but they basically always have a dpr advantage over other subclasses as long as they make attacks with their kensei weapon.
Maybe it doesn't seem like much, but +2 AC without having to burn the bonus action is a pretty big deal for a monk - they have so many other uses for bonus actions.
I should have been more clear. I mean like numbers or overall results, aside from just the brief mention of Sharpshooter?
I should have been more clear. I mean like numbers or overall results, aside from just the brief mention of Sharpshooter?
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