There was zero need to nerf our animal forms into the ground considering the way 5e power curves work, and it kills the subclass.
I honestly didn’t play at all today, my second day of owning it, trying to figure out which class I actually want to play now. Maybe I’ll roll a Ranger… oh, sh!t, wait a sec…
But at least Rangers already came screwed by WotC, Larian didn’t needlessly crush them. Nerfs just never feel right, or good, especially when you have source material as strong as 5e. And nerfs that seem nearly pointless and no one was complaining about… even worse.
Larian actually gave Rangers a huge buff compared to TT, Beastmaster especially has great animal companions that scale in power while leveling, they are arguably better than Moon Druid forms (at least at lvl 5).
I'm ok with Larian nerfing Moon Druid's early game power, but only if it is to equalize the power curve when it comes to shifting at higher levels. Moon Druids are the most overpowered class between levels 1-4 in TT because they get extra attack animal forms before the martial classes can do the same, and a boat load more HP. Later on the Moon Druid forms fall off in power quite a bit, and aren't very effective in combat compared to martial characters. Hopefully the future animal forms that Druids get like Owlbear, Panther, Displacer Beast (from what we've seen in trailers), help druid shifting be more effective at later levels compared to PHB. If so, not being totally overpowered from lvls 1-4 is a worthy trade imo.
