Force damage instead of magic weapons seems to be continuing on into the 2025 Monster Manual, so barbarian damage resistances (especially bear barbarians) are still worse off, and Brooches of Shielding are still stronger

I have been concerned about this for a long time. Barbarians are in a weird state wherein more supernatural monsters can simply ignore rage resistances, and bear barbarians are nowhere near what they previously were. Instead, what is rewarded is raw DPR thanks to the Path of the Berserker and its Frenzy d6s.