Quote Originally Posted by Jandor View Post
Leveling other classes to get extra skills was part of what made it superior.

Absolutely essential skills like provoke being a part of the system was a mistake
Superior in what way? It was a hassle. Also these two statements feel contradictory. No one is going to level a class they don't like for a skill that's just flavor, so the system only had a reason to exist at all if the skills were important.

but the underlying system was better than role actions.
The underlying system was about the same, though. The only time in which it was really different was if you ran things as a class, and there are some mighty fine urban legends about such instances. But those are the niche of niches and nothing to judge the overall system based on.