Quote Originally Posted by Ashiel View Post
So I was just reading the Automatic Progression Bonus mechanics further, and upon further reading I super dislike that system. You don't get anything out of it as a player and only lose things, and it complicates things from a GMing perspective. It doesn't matter if you're getting static modifiers automatically because it cuts your treasure income in half, which means as a player you are forced into effectively buying +stat magic items (and not even allowed to buy them on your own terms), and as a GM you have extra work to do because you're now expected to adjust treasure values for all your encounters and adjust your loot pools.
I/we use another automatic bonus progression that allows for more freedom since 2012, And, as GM, wbl is just a loose guideline I has not cause me any problem.