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All of the following are my own thoughts, not a claim as to what the rules really are. It allows but does not require you to swap everything. My reasoning is that you're normally allowed to take lower-level powers, or keep the ones you have, so you should be allowed to do so here. However, the...

Does anyone know where I can get the full stats in a spreadsheet-like form? I don't need a warband generator or anything, just a simple list. Also, I'd rather have the "old" stats; there are a lot more of them.

What rules? The only thing I can find is what's written in the book, and that wording is completely ambiguous. (Specifically, "use" could refer to either placing the effect or getting the extra damage.) By the way, the Paladin's multiclass has the same problem.

Awesome. I was wondering about the stats (defenses, mostly) but I'm far too lazy to figure it out myself. What about attacks/avg damage?

First of all, Natural Spell isn't exactly one of the hidden gems of optimization. It was in the PHB, for crying out loud! As is this. Second, a TWF ranger actually doesn't need Dex. At all. Nor does he need Con for any of his powers; he might still want it for HP and surges, but he doesn't need...

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Both can be used at range, with no restrictions whatsoever. In fact, twin strike can hit two creatures (instead of two attacks vs one creature), which is good for clearing minions. The two don't even have to be near each other!

A better analysis would be a comparison of AC/Defenses to level, by role. Note that the DMG gives a formula, which may or may not be accurate: level + 12 for F/R/W, level + 16 for soldier AC, level + 12 for brute/artillery AC, level + 14 for other AC.

First of all, people will respond more positively to your words if they can easily understand them. Spelling and grammar exist for a reason. Second, the wizard is far from useless out of combat. In fact, he's still one of the more useful characters. The difference is, he is no longer the only...

He's going to want some better abilities, you know. Two encounters and magic missile does not a solo monster make.

20 Int? If you wear light armor, you add Dex/Int to your AC. If you wear heavy armor, you don't. So the plate armor isn't giving your +7 AC (or whatever, I don't have the books), it's giving you +2 AC, because you had +5 from not wearing armor.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet: mutliclass! Either the TWF ranger or the rogue could easily grab the fighter multi- heck, the rogue might have the Charisma to go paladin instead. That gives you a quasi-defender right there. The other can take Warlord; now you have Inpsiring Word...

Is Iron Will (and friends) still in 4e? Because those would be really useful, what with the Defenses system.

I was wondering about that. So my epic game a few weeks back was wrong... not that anyone ever used a basic attack.

I assume there's a line for each defense as well. Are the numbers listed the actual ones, or is it just a modifier to the monster's level? Because if so, I totally called it.

And that is why I stopped playing roguelikes.

I can't speak to the "real" rules, but in the game I ran the Tiefling Paladin was possibly the most influential character, not to mention the most fun. Fire Resistance should not be underestimated. Between completely ignoring most fire attacks and every ongoing X fire effect and tying up...

Right, which was specifically talking about magic items. Gems and art objects are not magic items.

I also recall a monster that imposed a penalty to saves. Oh, and the Shadow Demon, or Shadow something, imposed -5 until you got far enough away from it. A -5 penalty is nasty. There was something else that gave a flat -2 or so; I can't remember what it was. My point is that high-level monsters...

Well, a "swarm" might be 10-12 of them.

Agreed. Ever see someone casually walk around in combat? Only in bad TV shows where they're completely overpowered, I assure you. The 6-square speed is the fastest you can go while still keeping control; the +2 from run is your physical max (or close to it).