This is exactly what the gwf would be in PnP too. Its still a defender, but worse at defending, and slightly better at striking, but not even close to a striker. Its not about being optimum at anything. So much of the QQ could be stopped if people just understood that in the spirit of DnD you can make a character…
My hope is quite the opposite. The people who hope for lots of tweaking are the power gaming and balanced obsessed, DnD has never been like that. You can make a half-orc wizard, for instance: there is no reason to (in PnP), but you can, and people should be able to while understanding that it isn't a balanced option. Just…
Based on 4th edition the "primary stat" of a class should determine its accuracy, but I have yet to notice myself miss (ever) in game, so that might not matter. Doesn't your primary stat boost your Power? It sounds like, since there is a bit of ambiguity in the stats, that unlike PnP 4th, it would be best to use a…