Asisreo
Patron Badass
But how so? Because Warlocks and Wizards are different playstyles and different approaches. It's like saying a wizard outperforms the Paladin. Yes, in their niche, but not in the paladin's.I think it's safe to say that a warlock in what you call a more 'story-based' game will probably outperform a warlock in a dungeon crawl. But this is where the wizard or long rest slot recharging warlock comes into the discussion
But what's the warlock's niche? They're too customizable to make a generalized statement. I can make a warlock dedicated to at-will utility in a way a wizard can't replicate. Because while a wizard is constrained to their rituals spell list, a Ritual Warlock is not. While a half-caster gish is more durable and have better at-will performance, the warlock gish has access to more powerful spells earlier on and has more adaptibility.
There are RAW Warlocks that recover spells on long rest. For example, the Polymorph invocation. It's a powerful spell, but it can only be used once a long rest for the warlock.There's not a RAW warlock that recharges spell slots on a long rest