Voros
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How that? Yes saving throws don't scale unless you have proficiency. Yes there are a handful of DCs higher than 20 like the Kraken's Ink Cloud, or Ancient Gold Dragon's Frightful Presence with a DC24 Wisdom save. But most tap out around 18 to 20. Combined with a modest ability bonus of +1 or +2 can often give you a 1 in 4 chance to save to a 1 in 5 chance of saving at 20th level.
I don't think it reasonable that at 20th level every character should have a 50-50 change of save with their worst ability against the toughest monsters. Especially when there are magic items that give save bonuses available.
Personally I view this aspect of 5e as a feature not a problem.
I also have never understood this complaint. Considering the common complaints about HP bloat I find it even stranger.