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<blockquote data-quote="Bacon Bits" data-source="post: 8252061" data-attributes="member: 6777737"><p>This is kind of my view, too. There's almost always a line through the battlefield that hits 2 or more opponents that will not hit any of your allies. However, it's often impractical to take advantage of that. You either need to move too far, move so that you're completely in the open, etc. I often feel like I can only hit one target with Lightning Bolt (or Cone of Cold!) because the area of effect is so inconvenient.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, I think it's pretty common to be able to cast Fireball such that it only hits a few enemies, which feels like the above average case with Lightning Bolt. Since you can stand in once place and largely place the AOE wherever you want, you can then use your movement defensively. Since you have full control of the origin for Fireball, you end up with much more control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bacon Bits, post: 8252061, member: 6777737"] This is kind of my view, too. There's almost always a line through the battlefield that hits 2 or more opponents that will not hit any of your allies. However, it's often impractical to take advantage of that. You either need to move too far, move so that you're completely in the open, etc. I often feel like I can only hit one target with Lightning Bolt (or Cone of Cold!) because the area of effect is so inconvenient. Furthermore, I think it's pretty common to be able to cast Fireball such that it only hits a few enemies, which feels like the above average case with Lightning Bolt. Since you can stand in once place and largely place the AOE wherever you want, you can then use your movement defensively. Since you have full control of the origin for Fireball, you end up with much more control. [/QUOTE]
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