beside that bracers of defense are rare how many have really seen bracers of defense dropped in a game and how many have seen armors +1 - +3 of all kinds light, medium, heavy
i would be betting at least 5-10x more often does armor drop then bracers of defense, not to mention when medium armor drops it will be much more easier for you to get that armor, or a shield ( most don't use shields ), for a bracer of defense you will be fighting with : barbarians, sorcerers, wizards, monks and if it is a group decision you can bet you will be at the bottom of these 3 classes to get the bracers.
And as some already said, needing to have access to a rare magical item to put a minor fix on the AC issue is bad design ....
As for the why should a hexblade need more ac as monks, rogues, bards ..... - bards, wizards, sorcerers get shield spell ( and have more then enough spell slots ) - rogues have cunning action which lets them disengage from melee - monks have patient defense which lets them disengage from melee - figther, paladin, clerics have heavy armor and can use a shield - barbarians have unarmored defense and damage resistance - druid can shape shift to bolster HP and cast spells
- Rangers & Warlocks ( Rangers have med. armor + shield tough ) have no tools to get away from melee in their class / subclass which is why the hexblade as the class supposed to be in melee needs at least the same armor prof's as a ranger
In the games i lead i ignore plainly this UA version of the hexblade and use a converted to 2024 version of the 5e hexblade. Should a player ever really want to play this version of the UA hexblade i recommend him to take a paladin / fighter dip
sidenote: imo a 1/19 Paladin/Fiend, 1/19 Paladin/Celestial will outperform a 1/19 hexblade or 20 hexblade in each and every tier of play, with 6/14 its the same as with 1/19
a little dpR calc for a 1/19 Celestial : 86 dpR with greatsword, add another +74 burst if something needs to die now not adj. for hit chance though
Agreed. I am done arguing with people trying to convince me that the UA hexblade is good and well designed. Its terrible and anyone who has a grasp of the game knows it. Hopefully WoTc got enough REAL feedback from people like us and they give hexblade another UA, hopefully a half decent one this time, before release.
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Agreed. I am done arguing with people trying to convince me that the UA hexblade is good and well designed. Its terrible and anyone who has a grasp of the game knows it. Hopefully WoTc got enough REAL feedback from people like us and they give hexblade another UA, hopefully a half decent one this time, before release.