Couldn't disagree on the first 2 points more.
I really liked that FoV was less "flying around finding NPC X which cannot even be seen in dragon mode". It was nice, but questing in a city gets my preference. As does having to make choices qua skill. Not be uber and have super-damage, regeneration, life leech and reflection (read: invernable).
And yes, that helm's effect made me dizzy too.
