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yet, if I ask them to DM, I get excuses.

That's implying that a DM wouldn't warn you about these sort of things. Either from the patron going "Oi", the patron taking the powers away for a few minutes before giving them back, or something similar. It's basically like Paladins and Clerics. Granted, some of the patrons wouldn't be as...

now you're just feeding into the stereotype of RPG nerds not bathing.

Some people get upset about that sort of thing though, saying that they're "evolving on the power that they are given.". Which, I mean, that's a reasonable interpretation of what's going on there. I don't think you get to decide that though.

While I do understand, and to some point sympathize with the DM's who get upset with this sort of thing, saying just "no powergaming" is too vague to really to really tell anything to the player, and vague enough that the DM can throw out just about anything. I did come up with two rules that, I...

Is it anecdotal to say that Wizards have both more ways to, and much more impactful ways of, do things in general?

Fair enough, although I have seen those posts about a group of like level 7 or so PC's bringing down a Balor, so maybe that's in the cards for someone out there. (Don't remember the exact level, mind, I just remember that a Balor was way outside of their weightclass and they made it look like a...

With how rare non-energy damage immunity is, I think it's ultimately pointless to talk about it in regards to this sort of thing. Same with Level 20 parties, really. Too rare, and ultimately, if you aren't some flavor of overpowered at 20th level, then you might need to seek out a less brain...

But then it just becomes an arms race between the Wizard player and the DM while the other players at the table end up twiddling their thumbs. Y'know, that thing that people end up hating rolling for stats for, and the best argument against it?

Actually, Curse of Strahd had something like this in it.

Higher level Fiends like Pit Fiends and Balors can ruin days pretty well without using magic. Though Pit Fiends have the same problem as Lycanthropes, in that they have weakness to silvered weapons. Not Balors though, they have resistance to non magical damage. Hell, a decent amount of...

well then it still wouldn't be opera because there is never a fat valkyrie lady singing at the end of them

That's the 60's superhero version of "It's Magic, I ain't gotta explain anything!"

Then, in response to the the bolded sections: When have you seen a Fighter completely trivialize an encounter? A Rogue? A Ranger? When have you seen any martial class shut down an encounter the way a Wizard (or any spellcaster really) can? Yes, Wizards have weak spots, especially in 5e where...

Fireball falls off eventually, Lightning Bolt is a less good Fireball, and Haste as it exists in 5e is made to make the martials feel better about themselves. You're close with Fear and Hypnotic Pattern though, considering they can both completely shut down encounters with 1 casting, assuming...

and also you can copy from scrolls and other spellbooks. This isn't even really an optional rule either. It's in a sidebar in the PHB under the Wizard and right next to the section about preparing and casting spells. And I will say, as much as I rag on Wizards for being like, the de-facto best...

Just because you didn't, doesn't mean that nobody else doesn't. And let's be honest: What wizard doesn't get a spell that basically trivializes any terrain based challenge? Either from getting it by leveling up or by buying/finding a scroll and copying that into their spellbook? Yeah, there's...

Didn't the guy also like, instantly get out or something?

Which would be a pretty good sci-fi RPG setting.

would you want to use that power at all unless you absolutely had to?