You can drop the XP chart in 5e?
I like the idea. Why alternate the progression at all?
Also, is it only me or does the 2e style multiclassing sound similar to gestalt?
Well, as previous posters have noted, some of those rules actually do make sense (#6, #9).
And honestly, who needs to be reminded their character is not them? O_o
I'd throw out the sacred cow of "Thou Shalt Not Deviate From What is Written".
Really, people take the rules too seriously. The DMG needs to resemble Gygax's DMG more.
What? Where? I want to check it out!
About 'cloning' D&D Next - I don't think cloning the specific style is possible. Cloning the mechanics - definitely possible.