| Estrosiath |
I just wanted to thank Paizo for the work they did on the Beta version. As far as I am concerned (and my DM agrees), they did a perfect job. Took care of all the REAL issues (as far as we are concerned, that is), and did such a brilliant job at it that it almost unbelievable.
- Made all the basic classes great all the way to the 20th level. Added many interesting mechanics for classes like the barbarian and the paladin. I don't think they are that hard to take care of.
- Went over feats brilliantly - finally fighters will have different styles, because of the limits on feats usage like Power Attack, Expertise, etc...
- Tackled the issue with too many attacks with feats like devastating blow and vital strike
- Took care of the REAL problems with clerics. Thank god, no more clerics being better than fighters at what fighters do.
- Solved the Polymorph issue brilliantly.
- Also solved the "save or die" conundrum brilliantly. Still deadly, but no longer likely to kill enemies with a ton of hps instantly.
- Streamlined fighting maneuvers with the CMB.
- Managed the CR issue brilliantly as well.
- Thanks to the power-up of basic classes, also made NPC creation much faster. My DM now hardly ever needs to factor in PrCs into the equation for most of his NPCs, which saves him a great deal of time.
That's it, I guess. I can hardly pile more praise on you guys, and yet you deserve more. I just hope they can come up with something as good for the epic levels (unsure if they are even going to try, but I for one would love it).