New Posts For Thread: The Shift Feat: Feat Tax, or useful?http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29780341/The_Shift_Feat:_Feat_Tax,_or_usefulSo I have a character and I want to ultimately take the Strike & Fade feat; which has the (unfortunate?) pre-requisite of the Shift feat. Shift allows you to move up to 5 feet on your turn without incurring Opportunity Attack. I can see how that mighI think that part of the issue here is the use of the term "feat tax" versus "feat trees". As far as I can understand (at least within the context of 4E), "feat tax" involves feats that are so good (or seemingly vital to the game's math) that the lohttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29780341/The_Shift_Feat:_Feat_Tax,_or_useful?post_id=529215407#529215407I think that part of the issue here is the use of the term "feat tax" versus "feat trees". As far as I can understand (at least within the context of 4E), "feat tax" involves feats that are so good (or seemingly vital to the game's math) that the loThu, 21 Feb 2013 00:15:10 -0600I see them as a crutch used to hide poor game balance. In a well designed game there should be no need for them, and I'd rather see that superior design than unneeded limitations.[/quote]If everything were feats instead of class features would a feathttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29780341/The_Shift_Feat:_Feat_Tax,_or_useful?post_id=529214835#529214835I see them as a crutch used to hide poor game balance. In a well designed game there should be no need for them, and I'd rather see that superior design than unneeded limitations.[/quote]If everything were feats instead of class features would a featWed, 20 Feb 2013 23:13:26 -0600I see them as a crutch used to hide poor game balance. In a well designed game there should be no need for them, and I'd rather see that superior design than unneeded limitations.[/quote]If everything were feats instead of class features would a feathttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29780341/The_Shift_Feat:_Feat_Tax,_or_useful?post_id=529214757#529214757I see them as a crutch used to hide poor game balance. In a well designed game there should be no need for them, and I'd rather see that superior design than unneeded limitations.[/quote]If everything were feats instead of class features would a featWed, 20 Feb 2013 23:04:06 -0600I see them as a crutch used to hide poor game balance. In a well designed game there should be no need for them, and I'd rather see that superior design than unneeded limitations.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29780341/The_Shift_Feat:_Feat_Tax,_or_useful?post_id=529214731#529214731I see them as a crutch used to hide poor game balance. In a well designed game there should be no need for them, and I'd rather see that superior design than unneeded limitations.Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:01:06 -0600Attribute reqs or previous feat reqs is a fine concept. Just like the choice of a fighter will stop you from casting arcane spells without the cost of multi-classing (whatever that may be) some feats require a cost and even if the particular cost mayhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29780341/The_Shift_Feat:_Feat_Tax,_or_useful?post_id=529214675#529214675Attribute reqs or previous feat reqs is a fine concept. Just like the choice of a fighter will stop you from casting arcane spells without the cost of multi-classing (whatever that may be) some feats require a cost and even if the particular cost mayWed, 20 Feb 2013 22:54:53 -0600