Originally Posted by
skywalker
When you compare feats between 3.5 and 4.0, you're not comparing apples to apples. In 3.5, a character got 7 feats over 20 levels. In 4.0, a character gets 18(!) feats over 30 levels. The opportunity cost for feats in 3.5 is so much higher, it's ridiculous. Therefore, the threshold for being overpowered in 4.0 is much lower. Because there are just so many more opportunities.
I don't think there was ever a time in 3.5 where I built a character and thought "damn, there aren't any feats that I really want to take..." I think that all the time in 4.0, especially with certain classes.