Initiative system isn't horrible.
AI is just given higher initiative because it's dumb right now.
Grenades offering CC too easily is a problem. (but one abuse able by the PCs as well)
Fear doesn't destroy magic armor.
Stop redo-ing a fight that you are losing.

CC is happening too easily for a variety of reasons, which is not something anybody in the thread is disagreeing with.
It's simply too prevalent for this stage of the game (remember having to frost strike someone multiple times to freeze them because it only applied chilled?) Ya, we are missing that right now.