New Posts For Thread: Post Your Questions about D&D Essentials Herehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25599929/Post_Your_Questions_about_DD_Essentials_HereI can't promise answers, but I'll pass this thread on to WotC. Keep in mind this isn't a discussion thread. Let's keep it civil and on track. Thanks!Unless you get dice from elsewhere, like a horned helm, or a crit.Still, it's not wonderful, but not completely useless.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25599929/Post_Your_Questions_about_DD_Essentials_Here?post_id=498174373#498174373Unless you get dice from elsewhere, like a horned helm, or a crit.Still, it's not wonderful, but not completely useless.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:26:53 -0500Axe Expertise is redundant to nearly all of the good axes anyway.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25599929/Post_Your_Questions_about_DD_Essentials_Here?post_id=498165817#498165817Axe Expertise is redundant to nearly all of the good axes anyway.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:48:02 -0500The problem with that 'solution,' is that the new Expertise Feats are rather a mixed bag. Staff Expertise is awesome. Axe Expertise is pretty nice. Heavy Blade Expertise is blah. Bow Expertise is great for a striker, less great for a Hunter whohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25599929/Post_Your_Questions_about_DD_Essentials_Here?post_id=496563533#496563533The problem with that 'solution,' is that the new Expertise Feats are rather a mixed bag. Staff Expertise is awesome. Axe Expertise is pretty nice. Heavy Blade Expertise is blah. Bow Expertise is great for a striker, less great for a Hunter whoSat, 21 May 2011 23:31:06 -0500I didn't say I disagreed that the additional feature wasn't great (and makes many of the feats worth it, rather than just being a math-fix feat); I said that what you said about the original feat wasn't true: the original feat scales by tier as well;http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25599929/Post_Your_Questions_about_DD_Essentials_Here?post_id=496544537#496544537I didn't say I disagreed that the additional feature wasn't great (and makes many of the feats worth it, rather than just being a math-fix feat); I said that what you said about the original feat wasn't true: the original feat scales by tier as well;Sat, 21 May 2011 18:02:25 -0500There is a huge difference.4e Feat: Implement Expertise +1 to attack rolls with chosen implementEssentials Feat: Staff ExpertiseYou gain a +1 feat bonus to the attack rolls of implement and weapon powers that you use with a staff. This bonus increhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25599929/Post_Your_Questions_about_DD_Essentials_Here?post_id=496470737#496470737There is a huge difference.4e Feat: Implement Expertise +1 to attack rolls with chosen implementEssentials Feat: Staff ExpertiseYou gain a +1 feat bonus to the attack rolls of implement and weapon powers that you use with a staff. This bonus increSat, 21 May 2011 00:23:12 -0500