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Warrior Priest feat gives +1 to initiative check and +2 to concentration checks when casting defensively and while grappled.
In comparison Improved Initiative gives +4 to initiative and Combat Casting grants +4 bonus to concentration checks within the same circumstances, which suggest that +2 to initiative is worth half a feat. That notion would be backed up by traits, themselves worth about half a feat each, granting +2 bonus to initiative checks as well.
Who thinks that Warrior Priest should give +2 to initiative and +2 to concentration checks to be more in tune with other feats and traits?
Warrior Priest feat gives +1 to initiative check and +2 to concentration checks when casting defensively and while grappled.
In comparison Improved Initiative gives +4 to initiative and Combat Casting grants +4 bonus to concentration checks within the same circumstances, which suggest that +2 to initiative is worth half a feat. That notion would be backed up by traits, themselves worth about half a feat each, granting +2 bonus to initiative checks as well.
Who thinks that Warrior Priest should give +2 to initiative and +2 to concentration checks to be more in tune with other feats and traits?
although you are in theory correct on the math you don't take into account that this feat benefits 2 abilities not just 1.
so is worth more because you need only spend a single feat to benefit 2 scores.
paizo are also aware of the stacking potential with the above mentioned feats and perhaps they believe +6 init was too much
It stacks with Imp. Initiative, which all casters should take anyway. I think it's balanced the way it is due to that. Casters don't need more power, and their power is largely dependent on them having good initiative.
However, I'm in a group that's houseruled Imp. Init down to a +2 bonus.
although you are in theory correct on the math you don't take into account that this feat benefits 2 abilities not just 1.so is worth more because you need only spend a single feat to benefit 2 scores.
I don't think that's a very good argument, since generally, gaining different bonuses that don't necessarily add to each other is worse than gaining a single more focused bonus (because characters specialize).
See the +2/+2 feats like Athletic compared to Skill Focus, for example.
It stacks with Imp. Initiative, which all casters should take anyway. I think it's balanced the way it is due to that. Casters don't need more power, and their power is largely dependent on them having good initiative.
However, I'm in a group that's houseruled Imp. Init down to a +2 bonus.
although you are in theory correct on the math you don't take into account that this feat benefits 2 abilities not just 1.so is worth more because you need only spend a single feat to benefit 2 scores.
I don't think that's a very good argument, since generally, gaining different bonuses that don't necessarily add to each other is worse than gaining a single more focused bonus (because characters specialize).
See the +2/+2 feats like Athletic compared to Skill Focus, for example.
feats are precious in a tight build you might not have 2 feats to spare to bump both init and conc. in which case a bonus to both is more valuable beyond the numerical benefit.
either way devs made it that way for a reason, haven't seen a strong enough argument to warrent a houserule