most people I’ve played with rely on high ground and on one or two actions over and over. This is not because the game is so easy, but in fact because it’s so hard. To vary from these few actions can often turn a battle into a failure.
Amen. I agree with you since day 1.
Combats are poorly balanced to the point that the basic tactic is to use the most common OP mechanics over and over again.
Do I want shoving removed? No. What is the solution? I don’t know.
Make shove an action rather than a ridiculous bonus action everyone can make each turns + harder chances of success + push less far away so you're not OS if you're standing 15 feets away from a cliff.
