Originally Posted by PrivateRaccoon
Originally Posted by NinthPlane
IMO role playing is creating a character that brings-to-life a vision that inspires you. If a player can't find a subclass that does that then no amount of player agency, cinematics, or story elements will compensate.

Limiting the subclasses to the PHB is a pretty lame goal.

So where should the limit be drawn then in accordance to development time and costs etc?

Well, Owlcat implemented many many more archetypes/subclasses with a fraction of the manpower that Larian has while using a system that is more complex than 5e. What is Larian doing with all of their resources?