I agree with everything except Magic Missiles as its the only thing wizard tend to actually hit with 3/4 of the time lets face it and your issue with daggers
Daggers: yes there are powerful daggers in the game, I still think basic daggers do not have to be less powerful than basic shortswords. Some characters can be very good with daggers and here, their damage is reduced to 1d4 VS 1d6 for the shortsword. Daggers should be, in some situations, more interesting than shortswords, with a special attack different than Slash and maybe more related to Sneak Attacks. In the current EA, there is no point choosing a dagger over a shortsword when given the choice.
Also yes please give different save options. What makes battle beothers really interesting is that you cannot save in combat. Its much more tense with the rng if you are not able to save anytime. But thats to be a toggle as many people wants easy, not too tactical combat.
Agreed. Although not for everyone I suppose. Maybe a "nightmare" mode?