I made two different polls for users' favorite subclasses. Hexblade came out on top both times, and it wasn't close.
Archfey is not at all different in playstyle from Fiend or Old Ones. Unless there's a lot of flavor in the game for Warlocks, such as being able to commune with their patron, it just amounts to a slightly different spell selection, and most of the Archfey spells aren't really worth using. Hexblade meanwhile is a very different playstyle from the other classes and offers a viable arcane Gish option.
And yes, many other classes have subclasses that just amount to different spell lists. But those are classes that have like 7+ subclasses' spell lists to choose from. Warlock only has three, and they're stuck with deciding between evil spells, freaky spells, and illusion spells?
Further, it's especially bizarre that it wasn't added since Wyll seems meant to be a Hexblade. It was weird how the "Blade of the Frontier" never has a reason to use his blade in early access, and apparently won't in the full game either.
I think the player base would welcome a small DLC for new subclasses.
Last edited by Back_Stabbath; 08/07/23 09:51 AM.
