Sure something would: being able to roll or set my ability scores would most definitely satiate my craving need to be able to roll or set my ability scores. Naturally, something that is NOT that thing would, consequently, NOT satisfy that desire... no surprises there.
If the core of your point was, back on topic, about disentangling ASIs from feats... did you have any thoughts on the extra considerations I mentioned?
And, UNLIKE a roll system, it would maintain a resemblance of balance and fairness among all characters.
Rolling for ability scores, and whether your ASI levels and feats share real estate are two completely different topics that are almost entirely unrelated to one another... I feel as though you're letting your venom for one bleed into your discussion of the other. Even then, no, it would not maintain a semblance of balance and fairness amongst all characters - I outlined the basics of why it would not, just above. I'm interested to hear your thoughts on a solution to the problems I highlighted might be though.
Spoilering the rest since it's becoming a tangent:
If something was provided that answered the reasons why I want to be able to roll ors et my scores in character creation, but was not that, then that would satisfy me too; if something which was not rolling for stats or being able to set them in character creation nevertheless answered and satisfied my stated reasons for wanting to be able to do so, I'd be quite happy with that solution, whatever it was. I'm open to suggestions if you have any. I'm actually interested to hear any suggestions you might have on that score, since it would be a chance for you to demonstrate that you actually do understand why I want to be able to roll or set my scores; we had a long discussion about it in another thread where I went into the reasons why I wanted to be able to do this, along with others who also felt similarly (and a goodly number who were against it, or didn't care too - there was a good spread of folks on all sides in that one).
And I assure you that the appeal/benefit of rolling for stats isn't lost to me: it's convenient to a lot of players because it gives access to an insane amount of stat points for basically free. Especially without any restriction in place and/or a GM supervising the process.
The thing is that, at the moment it comes off very much as though it
is lost on you. I say this not to insult or to snark (Genuinely, I do not want this to come off in a combative way, and I don't intend it as such), but because I just literally said that it wasn't about power, or getting more stuff, and I reminded you of the previous discussion about this that also, as described by those who wanted it, was not about having more power, or getting more things... and you've turned around and said that you understand that it's about having more power and stuff. So, yes, it really does look like you've missed it and it's lost on you, at lest in the context of this exchange right now... It's not about having more points, and it's not about having more feats, and it's not about being more powerful than other players. That is not the reason that I, or most who advocate for it, want to be able to roll or set their ability scores. It's simply not. Please accept that as told to you by one who is advocating it; that is not the reason, or even a consideration at all.
