Paul Farquhar
Legend
Cost of Counterspell: reaction + a spell slot of at least 3rd level
Benefit of Counterspell: action(usually) + whatever spell is being cast
I don't see an evidence that one always out-ways the other. Without some evidence for that I see no reason to even think about adjusting the balance in either direction.
If, in a fight between equal numbers of spellcasters, the spellcasters pretty much cancel each other out, leaving it up to the non-casters in each group to decide the outcome, then I would see that as the game working pretty much as it should.
Benefit of Counterspell: action(usually) + whatever spell is being cast
I don't see an evidence that one always out-ways the other. Without some evidence for that I see no reason to even think about adjusting the balance in either direction.
If, in a fight between equal numbers of spellcasters, the spellcasters pretty much cancel each other out, leaving it up to the non-casters in each group to decide the outcome, then I would see that as the game working pretty much as it should.