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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 5531597" data-attributes="member: 996">Nod.  If the devs really wanted the 4e treadmill to be that fixated on something that close to 50/50, they could've dumped most of the mechanics, and resolved everything with coin tosses instead of heavily-modified d20 rolls.   'Feat Tax' may seem a little odd, but it's not quite litteral.  Part of the idea is that a feat that is too good is just going to be taken by everyone (maybe not out the gate, but eventually, everyone), and that reduces the number of 'real' feat choices you have.   The other part, which I think your objection too is a little more justified, is the idea that, rather than fixing a broken mechanic, a feat or other /option/ is introduced to patch the mistake.   If the mechanic isn't /really/ that broken, then the 'tax' can be ignored... unless, it's /also/ just too good.  Expertise feats were just too good, already, and the versions in Essentials are /better/.</blockquote>