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<blockquote data-quote="AngryPurpleCyclops" data-source="post: 4717629" data-attributes="member: 82732">I totally get this desire, I think it all the time, but you would be gimping humans AND eradicating the trade offs of choice.&nbsp; I totally wish my eladrin wizard had a 3rd at-will.&nbsp; Ray of frost has come in handy numerous times for slowing the big melee guy from reaching the party so easily and stopping key NPC's and monsters from fleeing.&nbsp; That said, every time I'm pressed by close attackers I long for thunderwave.&nbsp; Scorching burst is my bread and butter because I have astral fire as a feat and it gives me an endless amount of ranged burst attacks for getting 2-3 targets at a time.&nbsp; Even though every mage wants another at will or two it's not a great idea to give it to em'.&nbsp;It would make all wizards basically the same.&nbsp; you would always be able to switch out powers.&nbsp; You do have lots of choices and it's actually a good thing when you have difficulty deciding which power is best at any level.&nbsp; This means they're roughly equivalent and in making the choice you have to &quot;sacrifice&quot; some other benefit.&nbsp; Having more choices is not the same as having it all.&nbsp; You can retrain one power at any level so your pc can adapt and grow.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;this is not good for the game even if it's good for you.&nbsp;If you want to use thunderwave then put a 12 or more in wisdom.&nbsp; It's not a brutal requirement and wizards have a ton of flexibility on which way they choose to go with their powers and stats.&nbsp; I would guess that wizard is the only PHB1 class that all the at-wills are getting used with roughly equal frequency.&nbsp; I would also guess that there are successful wizards being played with three different secondary stats. How many classes can say that in 4e?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AngryPurpleCyclops, post: 4717629, member: 82732"] I totally get this desire, I think it all the time, but you would be gimping humans AND eradicating the trade offs of choice. I totally wish my eladrin wizard had a 3rd at-will. Ray of frost has come in handy numerous times for slowing the big melee guy from reaching the party so easily and stopping key NPC's and monsters from fleeing. That said, every time I'm pressed by close attackers I long for thunderwave. Scorching burst is my bread and butter because I have astral fire as a feat and it gives me an endless amount of ranged burst attacks for getting 2-3 targets at a time. Even though every mage wants another at will or two it's not a great idea to give it to em'. It would make all wizards basically the same. you would always be able to switch out powers. You do have lots of choices and it's actually a good thing when you have difficulty deciding which power is best at any level. This means they're roughly equivalent and in making the choice you have to "sacrifice" some other benefit. Having more choices is not the same as having it all. You can retrain one power at any level so your pc can adapt and grow. this is not good for the game even if it's good for you. If you want to use thunderwave then put a 12 or more in wisdom. It's not a brutal requirement and wizards have a ton of flexibility on which way they choose to go with their powers and stats. I would guess that wizard is the only PHB1 class that all the at-wills are getting used with roughly equal frequency. I would also guess that there are successful wizards being played with three different secondary stats. How many classes can say that in 4e? [/QUOTE]

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