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<blockquote data-quote="Samurai" data-source="post: 4318061" data-attributes="member: 3850">No, he said it was a maximum of 1 point at Heroic, 2 at Paragon, and 3 at Epic level, and it couldn't exceed the Primary stat in any case.However, for comparison, I came up with a Weapon Finesse feat that allows someone to use their Dex in place of their Str for making attack rolls when using Light Blades, but not when using any power that specifically states Str is used... only on Basic melee attacks.&nbsp; That is much more limited... 1 specific stat for another instead of your best for any other, only on basic attacks, not powers, and only with a limited (and relatively weak) type of weapon.&nbsp; And yet, with Light Blades and a good Dex, that feat is potentially 4x-8x better than the Combat Reflexes feat (which only gives a +1 attack on Opportunity Attacks), and 2x-4x better than Blade Opportunist, which gives +2 on OA's only when using a Blade!Now, you might say &quot;Combat Reflexes was beaten with the nerf bat&quot;, and you'd be right, but most feats are relatively weak compared to some of the 3.x feats, especially at Heroic levels.&nbsp; A generic +1 on attacks with all powers that use something besides your best stat is IMO much stronger than most other feats at that level.&nbsp; Now, if you feel that dual-prime statted characters are given such a raw deal that they need a nice feat to help make up the difference, then go for it.&nbsp; Just understand that this feat will be pretty much mandatory for any such characters to take, and it may affect how they spend their stat bonuses in order to get full use out of the feat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samurai, post: 4318061, member: 3850"] No, he said it was a maximum of 1 point at Heroic, 2 at Paragon, and 3 at Epic level, and it couldn't exceed the Primary stat in any case. However, for comparison, I came up with a Weapon Finesse feat that allows someone to use their Dex in place of their Str for making attack rolls when using Light Blades, but not when using any power that specifically states Str is used... only on Basic melee attacks. That is much more limited... 1 specific stat for another instead of your best for any other, only on basic attacks, not powers, and only with a limited (and relatively weak) type of weapon. And yet, with Light Blades and a good Dex, that feat is potentially 4x-8x better than the Combat Reflexes feat (which only gives a +1 attack on Opportunity Attacks), and 2x-4x better than Blade Opportunist, which gives +2 on OA's only when using a Blade! Now, you might say "Combat Reflexes was beaten with the nerf bat", and you'd be right, but most feats are relatively weak compared to some of the 3.x feats, especially at Heroic levels. A generic +1 on attacks with all powers that use something besides your best stat is IMO much stronger than most other feats at that level. Now, if you feel that dual-prime statted characters are given such a raw deal that they need a nice feat to help make up the difference, then go for it. Just understand that this feat will be pretty much mandatory for any such characters to take, and it may affect how they spend their stat bonuses in order to get full use out of the feat. [/QUOTE]

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