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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Solarious" data-source="post: 2890434" data-attributes="member: 27346">Which is three less feats for metapsionics, other feats to make metapsionics viable, or Improved Initiative (important for any spellcaster/manifester), power penetration (also requires psionic focus), among other things. Three feats is a lot to use on getting more powers.Speaking of which, is that energy power you mentioned Energy Missile rather than Energy Ray? It's a common choice for EK, for it's selective targeting.And they must use those PPs in order to keep up with traditional arcane autoscaling, or resort to using less powerful effects. A Sorceror or Wizard at level 10+ only needs to use a 3rd level spell to achieve 10d6, while a Psion must spend the equivilant of a 5th level spell slot for the same effect. A Psion's powers don't have caps on their maximum augments beside their manifester level, but they also must PAY for those augments, and they don't get free 'virtual' PPs like Wizards and Sorcerors do to get those powers up to snuff. I can't stress enough how the autoscaling of magic more than balances against psionic's augments.Besides which, a Psion's metapsionics involve expending psionic focus, which means you either have to waste a full round focusing for your next power, or take another feat which stops you from moving and 13 WIS, or take two feats which allows you to do tow metapsionics in a row before having to refocus. Regular metamagics win.Sorcerors don't neccessarily need to fill up all their slots with blasting powers to be effective as a blaster either. Only a few effective ones need apply, and some smattering of utility and buffs can round their spell selections up. A Wizard is unmatched in their ability to change their spell selection to fit any situation given time, but a Psion doesn't get the same option to do this, and it isn't entirely fair to compare the two, which is why it is more appropiate to compare a Psion with a Sorceror instead.And once again, a Sorceror doesn't need to deny themselves the ability to choose Fireball or Fly when they want to be able to choose Polymorph as a spell.Ah, Mind Thrust. Another single-target power: no use against multiple targets once more. Besides which, is inferior to Crystal Shard because Will doesn't reduce to half, it negates.True. Alternatively, manifest Touchsight instead and be instantly aware of anyone within 30' or more, negating the chances of a sneak attack. And if you get sandwitched between two enemies, you better have a power to save your bacon, or you are dead already anyways.</blockquote>

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