I find it weird that D&D has two subclasses that were specifically made and used by Elves but they won't bring back/use any of the dwarf related ones like Dwarven Defender.

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You're right. Not every fighter needs to be a "commander. It's what I love and hate about the subclasses because I believ the subclasses should really emphasize a unique but complimentary gimmick to the main class' identity.

This is where I wish more emphasis was put on fighting styles making them more fleshed out and with way more options that grow with your character.

like, the Knight from 3.5 wasn't necessarily a good class on its own but it's bones would have been great to make a defensive/shield using fighting style. Instead, we have a "fighting style." that just gives you +1 AC to when wearing armor and another "fighting style" that lets you go "MISTER PRESIDENT!"