Shuriken Expertise, suggestions for upgrade

[SickCat]

The Shuriken Expertise feat is a great idea, but so far, in practice, isn't working out so well. I love ranged combat, but in DDO it seems to be lacking. I don't know the Dev's stance on pushing for more normalization of weapons across the spectrum, but I think it's necessary if they want things like thrown weapons, repeaters, and even bows to see more use in-game.

My thoughts for some upgrades to make Shuriken viable:

Shuriken Expertise:
-Scaling with your Dex score is great, but needs a more severe upward curve. Double % chance equal to your Dex to throw another death dealing metal bit of doom.
-Double % chance equal to your Dex modifier to throw a third Shuriken, if a successful second throw is made.
-A damage bonus equal to or even half of your Dex modifier. How about the Dex mod damage bonus only on successful sneak attacks?

Ten Thousand Stars:
-Make this 'always on' when toggled on. This would allow someone, to get into a kind of throwing stance. Even if you were out of ki, you could meditate enough points to get there. A perpetual 50% throw speed would help this weapon class quite a bit.
-Let this enhancement double your crit range OR double the crit multiplier, or a combination of both, +1 crit range and +1 crit multiplier.
-Make this enhancement attainable by any class with some requirement, 20 Dex, the Shuriken Expertise feat, Shuriken proficiency, or all of them!

More ideas when I get home from work, unless a Dev says something in the neighborhood of, "pipe down, Chatty Cathy, bad ideas are bad."

[Aesop]

I'd say let all Exotic Weapons have a special ability built into them. If you have the Proficiency you gain the special ability.

Shuriken Proficiency has a 33% chance of throwing a second shuriken.

Shuriken Expertise improves this number by your dexterity score.



Khopesh Proficiency grants you the x3 multiplier otherwise its like a long sword.

Bastard Sword and Dwarven Waraxe have Glancing Blows


Repeating x-bows have rapid fire

Kamas could have a built in bleed effect. Doing 1d4 extra damage on a critical or something.

Heck you could even have specific Expertise feats for the other Exotic Weapons

Khopesh could have a stacking +2 Seeker
DWA and BS could improve their GBs without the THF Feats since they are their own style and I personally hate the idea of them using the THF feats instead of being their own thing.

Repeating x-bow could fire 4-5 arrows per volley instead of 3

Kama could get an expanded critical or something


Oh and Monk Ki Weapons regardless of Ranged or Melee should produce Ki and work with many if not most Ki Attacks


Aesop