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So, you're cherry-picking one area (tier 4ish, which I acknowledge is when AD&D does get more slots) when I showed you that OVERALL what you claimed is factually untrue??Let's look by spell level. My books have disintegrated but this is from a Google search:
.....1e.5e
6th 4 2
7th 3 2
8th 3 1
9th 2 1
Yeah, that looks like multiples. 2-3x as many spells at those levels.
Ok, I'll play your game (not even including Arcane Recovery this time...which it would be worse for you if I did):
Level 1E 5E
1st 1 vs. 2 --- 5E has twice as many
2nd 2 vs. 3 --- 5E has 1.5x as many
3rd 2,1 vs. 4,2 -- 5E has twice as many
...
9th 4,3,3,2,1 vs. 4,3,3,3,1 -- 5E still has more slots
You claimed:
I showed you this is untrue over the levels 5E has. You want to address it on a level-by-level basis and focus on a level of play very few people ever experience, yet claim it as a general statement?1e and 2e also had several times more spell slots.
Your claim is wrong. I've not even added the optional spell slots in 5E gained through various feats.
Now, this is a M-U vs. Wizard comparison, and if you want to examine Clerics and Druids you'll find AD&D has more of an edge, but overall it is not "several times more spell slots" by any stretch of the imagination if you are looking at ALL the levels and want to make a general, and true, statement.