Comment There must be some features of the game that were published with some expectation of how they would be used, only to see themtake on a drastically different tack once out in the play world. Are there any that stand out as being particularly unexpected in how they got used?

mikemearls18 points20 days ago
I thought downtime would be something that saw more use, but it hasn’t taken off like I thought. Tools are another one that kind of lagged. We supported them in XGtE precisely because the feedback we saw was that they were kind of half-baked.

No real surprises. The long playtest meant we ironed out the really big issues before release. from discussion AMA: Mike Mearls, D&D Creative Director.