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Yeah, that's the thing that really solidified my view on the importance of having a high primary stat. Heck, if you really needed to hit in 3.x, you just cast True Strike on yourself beforehand. There's nothing like that in 4e, in most cases you just have to rely on the naked roll. The most you...

Right, so 18 is essentially the default target. 16 or 20 are reserved for outside cases; 16 for cases where the synergy with other high stats and available feats make the 16 worth at least as much as an 18 with lower overall stats; 20 for cases like the Wizard and the archery-focused Elf Ranger...

Yeah, the use-your-Int-instead-of-Dex-for-AC thing makes the Wizard even more of a SAD class than it already was.

It's not really a question of viable vs. not-viable. The question is, is an 18 in your primary stat more valuable than a more even distribution? I would say, the vast majority of the time, the 18 will prove to more valuable in the long run.

Possibly, but if he goes sword-and-board, and takes Lightning Reflexes, he can minimize the pain. There's no feat he can take to get back the +1 to attack and damage.

A Dwarf Fighter with Str 18 Con 15 Dex 10 Int 10 Wis 15 Cha 8 is perfectly viable.

Personally, I'd go for the last one. You can pump up Str at every opportunity, and as long as you also up Con a couple times you can still qualify for the feats you're after. The only place you might suffer a little is Reflex Defense, but with shields, items, and the Lightning Reflexes feat you...

I think with some builds it may even be preferable to go for the vaunted 20. Particularly with Wizards and archery-focused Rangers. An Elven Ranger can start off with Str 10 Con 13 Dex 20 Int 10 Wis 15 Cha 8 and be none the worse for the wear.

I think, one of the main reasons to get your attacks as high as possible is daily powers. If you miss with an at-will, no big deal, but the nature of daily powers makes maximizing your primary stat of utmost importance. You don't want to waste a single daily attack power if at all possible, and...

I haven't crunched any numbers, but just looking at it logically, is there any reason to ever have less than at least an 18 in your primary stat? In most cases it seems the +1 to attack, +1 to damage, and +1 to one save far outweighs the more limited benefits of spreading your stats out. You...

I'm fairly sure you're only supposed to get two attacks at most with that power. If you look at all the Ranger powers that give two attacks, in the "Hit" line it always says "x[w]+x per attack." There is no such wording in the fighter power, so I think you only get the first attack, and then the...

It doesn't stack.

I like the idea of letting you add your modifier to Careful Attack.

Now you're thinking with portals.

The high crit only comes into play on natural 20s. The +1 to attack applies always.

What you call "interesting magic and effects" I call "stealing everyone else's thunder and giving the DM massive headaches."

They might save the Monk for an Oriental Campaign book.

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I think the martial strikers may end up being the default class for newbies. Relatively straightforward powers and you just focus on dealing massive damage to one enemy.

I keep seeing this complaint and I don't get it. Is there something utterly odious to some people about playing a Ranger? Why not just play a Ranger and call yourself a fighter? I can understand the complaints about the lack of an unarmed melee class, the lack of Druids, the lack of Barbarians...