Arise! Ye olde dead horse!
All sarcasm aside, you are right in that PPB's could use some balancing in most peoples' opinion. PPB balancing discussions have been debated at length here on several occasions in the past. Best thing I can tell you is either mod your files or use a mod that you think balances them to your liking. There are unfortunately no more intended patches to SE4.
Slick.
[ April 02, 2004, 14:30: Message edited by: Slick ]