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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eyada" data-source="post: 4090329" data-attributes="member: 59589">Personally, I'm glad I can have a Wizard who uses quirky spells to define his personality (eg, always keeping himself impeccably groomed via prestigiditation, or always using mage hand to do menial tasks that are "unbefitting a person of his talent") without having to sacrifice any of my combat effectiveness, something that was especially problematic at low levels. Jaeren Therosalv the Level 1 Wizard may have looked impressive for his appointment with the city governor, but when those Goblins attacked his dashing good looks did little to help carry the day. If 4E helps Jaeren out, I'll be happy.As to the perception of "losing" lower level powers, I suppose we'll have to wait until the system is released. Bear in mind that you'll have combat spells, utility spells, Rituals, and tactical combos with allies to manage, so it sounds like the average spell caster will have plenty to keep them busy. How it will compare to scouring through the staggeringly complex list of spells available in 3.5 remains to be seen, but it's probably best to remember that the current mass of 3.5 is due to several years of accumulation. I'm sure 4E will have it's own fairly massive list of abilities after a few years in print.</blockquote>