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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WalterKovacs" data-source="post: 5542259" data-attributes="member: 63763">(a) It's a flavor change WITH a mechanical benefit. Since there is a mechanical benefit to changing the damage type there is more than just flavor change (b) There are NO wizard fire powers that immobilize. There is ONE daily fire power that slows (magma beast), and one that deals poison damage that slow(s) and fire damage as seperate effects (prismatic spray). The former is a summoned creature that does not interact with the zone creating power for pyromancers, and the latter is a level 25 spell. So the wizard has ONE power that simultaneously benefits from the pyromancer's zone effect (which does specify wizard powers, stealing them from other classes doesn't count) while also slowing someone in that zone, and it's an epic daily. So, there IS a mechanical benefit to being able to take encounter power and daily power spells that are burst/blasts, and slow, immobilize, etc when those types of spells just aren't available. The possibility that a future spell COULD be made doesn't mean they can take it now. Flavor or not, there is a mechanical impact. It IS a power up to get access to 'out of niche' effects that are not available EARLY or OFTEN to that damage type. It's a power up.</blockquote>