Especially this is not really D&D. Yes of course the rules and algorithm of the game are based on that now, but the logic and overall feeling is not what D&D.
I played some tabletop rounds and never ever introduced a group like "yeah iam a half elf, but my secret is that iam evil vampire". "oh wow and I have a bomb in my chest"... Also you were never able to set your arrows magical on fire especially on level 1. You were also never able to do the hulk jumps. There's so much that's not D&D even from a gameplay perspective.
Yeah...I think the issue is that they want to appeal to a new audience and bring players to D&D and crpgs ''today's gamers'' they said their public was mostly teens and early 20's,flashy things and effects to catch their attention I suppose.
