My thoughts? Honestly? I will refuse to play DnD 5.5. It is true that DND 5.0 has as an optional rule you can change the stats in race, but that is very optional rule and up to GM. In Baldurs Gate 3 you can not change stats in race as it should be!
I can forsee that many will stick to DND 5.0 or play Pathfinder. If a GM suggest to me we will play DND 5.5 then I will refuse to play and that thought is shared by many! I believe it is the same movement that want all races to have same stats that stand for the shit Rings of Power TV series is good that is the worst Tv serie made about an excellent lore and books.
DnD 5.5 is like DND 4.0 not good. Perhaps I can play Dnd 5,5 games in PC however to really play DND 5.5 in pen and paper onsite or distance Discord and and RollD20 no way and indeed many people will not play DnD 5.5 instead play DnD 5.0 or something else. While I complained on DND 4.0 fact is that I played over 1,5 years MMO Neverwinter Online that is Action combat, but based on DnD 4.0 version Forgotten Realms World. I eventually quit Neverwinter Online MMO due to it is TIME SINK and got bored on it.
Yup I also am in the mood to boycott WotC products across the board. My VTT group is moving to Pathfinder after our current 5e game ends.
Excellent answer. To make so that race does not affect attributes is the most stupid decision I have heard. Of course race should affect stats. What so a tall 2 meter Half Orc should have same race attributes as a little Halfling or Gnome?
I do not think DND 5.0 will end in pen and paper gaming or distance playing example Discord voice chat and ROLLD20 system. That said in computer /console games people like me will try to ignore it and play whatever Dungeons Dragons version is for that PC game.
