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Things I would like to see in a 4.5E style revision (though really more like 4.25 or even 4.1) Feats need the biggest overhaul by far. There's too many and they're too complex, plus mandatory 'feat taxes'. Fix the base math without feats (non AC defense and attack bonuses for PC). Cut and...

Races: Human Elf Dwarf Halfling Half-Elf. Possibly Half-Orc, Dragonborn and Gnome, if if they have a niche to fill (depends on how they do races). Classes Fighter Wizard Cleric Rogue Possibly Warlord, Ranger, Paladin, Bard, Monk, Psion (based on how things like role and sub-classes are done...

If 5E uses the OGL (and it should, the GSL is likely the single biggest thing that sunk 4E by splintering off Pathfinder in the first place) AND if 5E does what it's claiming to what to do well, I expect the two to re-merge within a few years. Pathfinder is pretty much 3.75 and should intergrate...

MATH. The biggest thing 4E did was kill the horrid, horrid 3E method of making monsters by piling hit die together and working at numbers based on those like making a PC. 4E just gives you an expected HP/Defense/Attack/Damage vs. level chart. It is a thing of beauty. They should add standard...

I do this with my rare items. The item's level is based on the wielder's, and at specific levels it goes up in pluses or gets more/better abilities.

If you're looking to optimize damage in a party with a leader handing out basics then a hexblade is likely the way to go, since they can get all their striker goodies on melee or ranged basics and have access to a d10 +3 vs. Reflex Radiant At Will that's a melee basic. Human hexblade could still...

My half-elf bard already has +17 to diplomacy at 7th, or +22 once an encounter. Do I really need another +2 at this point. I mean, if she's gotta stab some fool to get it first she's cool with that and all. Just trying to think of the last time I actually failed a check.

Could always do the staff build from dragon for either slayer or thief, which would work fairly well flavor wise and mechanically both are generally fine.

No, they're a symptom. The problem is bonus stacking. And it's an even bigger one with charging, which limits multi-attacks but still ends up being very broken with enough junk piled on. When 4E was first previewed one of the biggest things they claimed to fix was stacking (though in 3E it's...

Yep. That was in my feedback. In fact I went so far as to say that every implement class should be able to pick up a ranged basic for free. :eek:

At least they fixed doomsayer, too.

Just go all the way and be upset that expertise feats exist at all at that point.

Why would this be broken? The Avenger doesn't get their oath bonus on the wild surge, still needs to hit with it, likely deals less damage with it than just using another avenger power. Depending on the chances to hit with surge you'd most likely end up with a slightly better chance of getting...

Warlords are the strongest leader if you have a party with good basic attacks, though shaman and bard can also do well there. Note: Psion is the strongest controller by far once you hit mid-paragon because how how broken their low level augmentations are.

Fixes are always feat taxes in 4E. Just the way they design the game, sadly.

You want a spear of some sort: spear feats support charging pretty well at this point.

Actually, this would much less of an issue in 4E, where most PCs will want different types of items, anyway. In 3E you pretty much got everyone a Cloak of resistance, ring of deflection, amulet of natural armor et cetera because there were few comparable items. In 4E you can get the basics...

I actually started working on a system to do this, but I haven't had a lot of time to dedicate to it. I dislike the way superiors force everything else out. That said, I think my next campaign won't allow superior weapons or implements that are just 'bigger and better.' Double weapons, weird...

Looking very nice!

Gouge. Charge builds want a 2d6 brutal 1 axe and spear. Really the only thing from DS that needs to be nerfed. Charging in general has a huge issue that there's way too many bonuses to stack, and having a weapon that deals as much damage as anything else in the game and lets you stack feats for...