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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gadget" data-source="post: 6281577" data-attributes="member: 23716">It does seem to be an emergent play issue that wizards will prepare less variety of 'attack' spells under the new paradigm.  Why waste two slots on what is essentially doing the same thing, when you can have more variety and utility at your disposal?  This can be both a good and a bad thing.  It is bad in that, as a player, you will prepare less variety in blast spells:  why prepare both magic missile and scorching ray when magic missile will get the job done and is less likely to be resisted, even if there are situations where scorching ray would be better.  It is good in that wizards will tend to prepare more of a variety of utility magic that they otherwise wouldn't have 'wasted' a slot on in a pure Vancian model:  That Comprehend Languages preparation is not wasted if you do not end up needing it today, you'll just use the potential slot on an enhanced MM if your day ends up being more combat heavy than anticipated.  But if the situation does come up where you need that comprehend Languages spell, well, there you go.  It seems that this will lead to wizard players making sure they have a broad spectrum of spells prepared to 'cover the bases': attack, defense, utility, travel, etc.  then just using the ones that meet the situations that come up in play over and over again.  The more esoteric spells may be less used in favor of their more broadly applicable brethren.</blockquote>

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