Unified Attack/AC/Save ProgressionWhat you call a fix, I call one of the biggest downsides to 4e.
For example, it doesn't make sense to me that a wizard should be as well-trained at sticking swords into someone as a fighter.
Which is exactly unlike how it works in 4e. The Fighter probably is ahead of the Wizard by a +3 bonus simply based on his Strength modifier, another +1 bonus for wielding his favored type of weapon (one-handed or two-handed) and another +3 for having the proficiency bonus which the Wizard lacks. So, with a +7 bonus above the Wizard the Fighter is actually 35% more accurate than the Wizard, which I consider a bit of a stretch from being "as well-trained at sticking swords into someone as a fighter" as you so well put it.
Mind you, this is at 1st-level and at higher levels the Fighter will be many more points ahead simply because he will be boosting his Strength while the Wizard probably won't. Furthermore, the Wizard will only be capable of performing melee basic attacks while the Fighter always has a better trick up his sleeve when ever he needs to attack.
this isn't true at all. if i was an eladrin wizard. i would get a +3 for my long sword. if i had a strength of 16 i would also get a +3 for that. so i would be at a +6 to the fighters +7