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as you pointed out a few posts back, the Magic action can be used for other things than just casting spells, so limiting it to casting spells here does not mean it does not take the Magic action to do so, especially. since the spellcasting rules say that the Magic action is required to cast spells

it is, and yet you keep getting it wrong by continuing to write You cast it with the Magic action…

all of them are specific exceptions for one specific spell. Ready is an ‘exception’ (more like an alternative) for all spells. So no, these are not alike.

spells with casting time action require the Magic action to be cast

there is no exception mentioned that says you use the Ready action to cast this spell. Holding the energy via Concentration is the only part that is spelled out and not normal

no, you already cast the spell on your turn, you only release the energy as a reaction. This is why your spell slot is lost even if the trigger never occurs

which also is why you need to keep Concentration until you release the energy, or the whole thing fails

one is not like the others…

no, all it says is that you cast it as normal, and the normal way to cast a spell with casting time action is to use the Magic action

but you cannot cast a spell (with casting time action) without using the Magic action…

the rules on Quicken say “When you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 action, you can spend 2 sorcery points to change the casting time to 1 bonus action for this casting”. Since the casting time no longer is action, the Magic action is no longer required, instead the Sorcerer needs to...

no, this is what Ready says. You use up your spell slot even if your trigger never happens and need to concentrate to hold on to the spell effect for the reaction. Neither would be the case if you did not cast the spell on your turn. The Ready entry also says that you cast the spell the normal...

and I quoted the spellcasting rules which say it is required, not sure what to tell you ;)

by using the Magic action to cast it, which is the required action to cast spells (with casting time action), which is the normal way to cast spells Ready is not a proper action, it is a rider on top of a proper action that allows you to delay (part of) the proper action so you can use it as a...

actually that is exactly what normal means… you pick the action you want to perform as a reaction, and in case you chose Magic you perform it right then and there, but do not yet release the spell result. Ready is not an action that is being performed, ever… what does Readying an Attack look...

Ready uses the Magic action to cast spells, it makes you select the action you actually use, Ready itself is not a proper action, it being listed under actions does not change that. It does cause confusion however, which is why this thread is still going

and Magic is very clearly defined as required to cast spells with casting time ‘action’

yeah, all the ones with casting time ‘action’, see the exceptions, namely ‘but some spells require a Bonus Action, a Reaction, or 1 minute or more’ The exception is not Ready, it is based on the casting time. Otherwise it would say something about the spells with casting time action using the...

from the PHB “Most spells require the Magic action to cast, but some spells require a Bonus Action, a Reaction, or 1 minute or more. A spell’s Casting Time entry specifies which of those is required.”

take down and replace with nothing, definitely not. The assumption would be to take its position, not to just kill it, in which case they would then be the ones onboarding new players. That being said, anyone who creates a new TTRPG with the goal to unseat D&D… has highly unrealistic expectations