New Posts For Thread: Fighters with Deflect in newest packet.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29615857/Fighters_with_Deflect_in_newest_packet.Any reason for a fighter to take the deflect feat?They get Parry as a class feature.One can remove all damage sometimes & one can halve the damage all the time.Is there a mathematical advantage to using one over the other?And is there any reason to hHome made alternative to Riposte.... called retaliate, instead of triggering on a miss it triggers on a hit but works with any melee weapon might adjust prequisites ... hate preq.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29615857/Fighters_with_Deflect_in_newest_packet.?post_id=527881183#527881183Home made alternative to Riposte.... called retaliate, instead of triggering on a miss it triggers on a hit but works with any melee weapon might adjust prequisites ... hate preq.Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:57:21 -0600Thanks - I found it.Hmm...I suspected that was the case initally having seen his comments on the subject last month. But after seeing it in play I was kinda hoping Trevor was right.More reason to think that the MDD need to be cut back a bit.Carlhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29615857/Fighters_with_Deflect_in_newest_packet.?post_id=527878565#527878565Thanks - I found it.Hmm...I suspected that was the case initally having seen his comments on the subject last month. But after seeing it in play I was kinda hoping Trevor was right.More reason to think that the MDD need to be cut back a bit.CarlTue, 08 Jan 2013 19:33:19 -0600Yeah, Mike Mearls.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29615857/Fighters_with_Deflect_in_newest_packet.?post_id=527878179#527878179Yeah, Mike Mearls.Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:11:02 -0600I found the twitter post... I will NOT express my feelings on this issue, because I'd be banned from the forums for extreme misconduct, and probably be sued as well... Deflect is useless to fighters. End of story.[/quote]I misssed this Twitter post.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29615857/Fighters_with_Deflect_in_newest_packet.?post_id=527878059#527878059I found the twitter post... I will NOT express my feelings on this issue, because I'd be banned from the forums for extreme misconduct, and probably be sued as well... Deflect is useless to fighters. End of story.[/quote]I misssed this Twitter post.Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:04:21 -0600TBH, I think a lot of people are missing out on the other reason Deflect sucks for fighters: it's generally only useful for fighters who normally use light weapons. I'm not exactly sure who that would encompass other than themed builds (knife fighterhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29615857/Fighters_with_Deflect_in_newest_packet.?post_id=527871433#527871433TBH, I think a lot of people are missing out on the other reason Deflect sucks for fighters: it's generally only useful for fighters who normally use light weapons. I'm not exactly sure who that would encompass other than themed builds (knife fighterTue, 08 Jan 2013 15:22:32 -0600