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That's why I favor dexterity bonuses to attack rolls for most weapons and strength bonuses to damage. That's the way I've run it in 3e, finesse weapons and weapons designated as "versatile" (longswords, scimatars, etc) use dexterity as the default ability for attack rolls.

Arteries tend to be well protected by layers of steel for humanoids or thick skin for monsters. Exactly how much good would those little cuts do against a rhino?

No matter how dextrous, if you don't have the muscle to back a blow up then you simply aren't going to do a whole lot of damage. Those examples you cite would be higher level attackers who have higher levels of skill, they hit more often because they have a better attack bonus. A good system...

Just the core 4, they can be customized into any other class you like.

Ugh, one thing that turned me off of 4e is the puny little pipsqueek causing as much damage as a massive warrior because his attacks and damage was based off of dexterity. Damage is based off strength in 5e or I don't buy.

10, I very rarely play beyond this point.