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No. You could switch out any other fighter encounter power higher than level 7 for this, but you don't 'know' the power you get via Reserve Maneuver. You just choose to 'prepare' it every day, instead of your level 11 PP power.

Check out the Charop forums if you want ideas on how to optimize Slayers (protip: use a Gouge and Reserve maneuver). See here for more information. In all seriousness, Thieves don't wield giant two-handers. They are also quite a bit more fragile - do remember that Slayers keep the fighter armor...

Of course, taking a Paragon Path with good features and swapping out a weak power is a classic Charop tactic. You can do this for the level 11 encounter power by using the "Reserve Maneuver" feat.

That is correct. However, Reserve Maneuver is not retraining, and as worded, it works perfectly fine for a PP power.

In my campaign, I've handed out a set of free feats for the following reasons: Even out the combat math. Players with good attacks at level 1, who increase their attack stat at every turn, should have just about the same chance to hit and get hit by an even level monster all the way to level...

I don't see how this is an Essentials issue. Say I have a character who has certain feat choices, and a Dragon article arrives that provides much better options, what do I do? Can I rebuild my character? Or do I have to use the retraining rules? Officially, it's the latter, but then there's LFR...

The Appdata folder still exists in Windows 7, but note that it's hidden (so you'd only find it if you make hidden folders visible, or by directly entering the folder into your address bar).

Actually, whether the power has the weapon keyword or not is pretty much in limbo right now: it was originally printed without it, but was added later with an update to the Character Builder / Compendium. However, said update never made it into any offficial errata document. As you said...

I don't think you're going to find many original reasons beyond this point :). Reasons for me: The compendium The Character Builder. Yes, even the online form, because it gets updated with new content, and it really hasn't been that bad as to bugs/problems, at least for me. I still enjoy the...

It's still the only reason there is to take Archery Fighting style rather than any of the others, and it's a good one: The level 11 feature has a secondary effect, which can be good or very good depending on how you read it. Either you or anybody who attacks your quarry gets a +1 to attack...

As you mentioned, the Battlefield Experience ability overrides the usual one quarry at a time rule. However, it doesn't override anything else. This means that: You can still only deal Quarry damage once per round, and only to one target. You can still only Quarry the nearest enemy. These...

So we've got a level +2 fight here, where the monsters can't do anything but straight up damage? I tend to pack my hard fights with a good mix of stun, dominate, or dazing effects, in addition to some protection from save ends conditions. Solo's, especially, tend to be either very mobile, or...

Hrmmm... in my experience, Paragon feats aren't that much of an increase from heroic feats (with a few exceptions, like the Prime Shot line for the Ranger), but things get a little crazier at Epic. Characters will have access to 19-20 crit rates, double the healing and defending prowess, and...

A few points here: In an equal-level encounter, the Elite should be about 2/5th of the challenge, in a level+2 encounter (which, let's be honest, BBEG fights should be) it's less. This power is specifically designed to use on elite's and solo's, seeing as its use on a standard issue monster is...

You're talking about Cloak of Courage, I take it? I'll admit it's the closest to actually broken of the powers I've seen listed, but mostly because of the rules of how Temporary Hitpoints work, not because of the power itself. Making THP disappear after 5 minutes and/or simply disallowing this...

Because some people's definition of broken seems to be rather loose, and the cleric has a lot of 'strong but situational' powers that seem broken at first glance. That's my guess, at least.

Note that there is still debate about this. While the CB is hardly a rules reference, it currently doesn't allow you to choose or retrain any of those power choices, and the general consensus on the Charop forums right now seems to be "we don't know for sure, so we assume it's not allowed"...

An alternative to Cunning Stalker is the Shadow Warlock Armor from AV2, which will give you the benefit on all your attacks (not just ranged ones), but only against cursed enemies (what are you doing attacking non-cursed enemies? Bad Striker! *smack*). I still have to see my own level 12...

Armor of Agathys is... standard. Gah. I would've sworn it was a minor action. *goes to pick another level 1 daily* My Level 12 Warlock does a pretty good Sorcerer imitation using a Staff of Ruin, Staff Expertise (to avoid triggering OA's) and Called Shot, on top of his 3d8 curse damage (Killing...

While Elites and Solo's are indeed the ones who received the most updates, this is not really true. Monster damage should be upgraded across the board, and Brutes are no longer at -2 to attack compared to everything else. I also believe Soldiers have taken a hit in their NAD's (ouch!), and...