D&D 5th Edition: the fifth edition of the discussion thread

[Ziegander]

I dunno. Having played 2e for years the "I block [this passage]" and "I position my self in the way between [this creature/object] and [those enemies]" approach has worked pretty well.

That only works if there is no room for [those enemies] to move around you to get to [this creature/object]. In D&D Next, enemies can walk right past you to attack [this creature/object] much easier than they could in 3.5 or 4e, and in a huge variety of situations there is next to nothing you can do about it. At least, as represented in the playtest document.