Oh, persuasion. Frankly, I wish that the following had been done to it:
- Reduce the randomization. If I put 8 ranks into the skill, I shouldn't get a "-200" result every third time I try to persuade.
- Make it Charisma based - there are few enough skills there anyway as it is.
- Allow it to apply to more situations, like the talking your way out of a fight or robbery.
In my first 1.03 character I tried leveling Persuasion, only to be disappointed again. Oh well. At least my new character's a badass.
Ben