Good plan, Ershin!<br/><br/>I'm fine with combat being gridded or more abstract.  I am extremely glad you won't be turning this into 4th, let alone 5th edition.  I think the open-content model will (rightly) keep 3.5 and PF strong for many years to come... although I like the sound of some of the changes in 4 & 5, I'd sooner see house rules or other "DM's discretion" methods used to tinker with the base system, especially for online games with their especially diverse player base.  I'm still looking forward to exploring the E6/PF dynamics if & when we reach level 6!  Such optimism...   :-)