It's your imagination. If anything, this thread has mostly suggested fixes that would make 5e an unholy (or sacred) amalgamation of 5e, later 3.5, 4e and both editions of PF. Which is completely understandable, since every one of these that wasn't 5e actually tried to tackle the core question of martial powers and what they should be able to do outside of "I attack, and I roll a skill that completely lacks anything beyond mundane level 3-ish applications".