Quote Originally Posted by Fouredged Sword View Post
Yeah, just turning initiative into an opposed reflex save would be a quick and dirty solution that wouldn't mess too much up. Improved Initiative would be a situational reflex save boost that applied only to initiative. Magic items and spells that boost reflex saves boost initiative as a side effect, but that isn't bad per say.
To better understand the change, let's consider an example.
My lvl 16 dwarf kensai would go from 2 init to 32 init. The same applies to initiators, if they're willing to spend the concentration-to-ref maneuver. Is that a good or a bad thing?