An interesting note: in 1st/2nd editions, people got better and better at resisting spells and stuff. This was good (if more than occasionally aggravating for spell casters), because the stuff you were trying to resist got scarier and scarier (except for the never-to-be-sufficiently-accursed-low-level-Hold-Person). 3e changed the picture entirely, with saves steadily getting harder at higher levels.
I'd like a return to the previous setup.