Piratecat
Sesquipedalian
I'd encourage you not to drag edition warring into this, please. I'm a huge fan of earlier editions' playstyle, and I don't see any of that here (or of the original poster saying that they're necessarily a fan of 4e's playstyle.) To me it really seems more of a case of "I want to play a character that doesn't work with these house rules," and has nothing to do with edition-related expectations. I'm a little leery of claims otherwise unless the OP says so explicitly.IMO:
It sounds like you are more a fan of the gamestyle as presented in fourth edition and not earlier ones. In contrast, it sounds like the DM is more a fan of the gamestyle of earlier editions. Given your expressed frustration, it seems unlikely that you will enjoy this style of play.
Not a huge deal, but sometimes edition wars calve off from unexpected sources. We don't have to discuss this here, as I don't want to derail the thread. You can shoot me a PM if it needs more discussion.