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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 4145216" data-attributes="member: 3929">They do have a lot of options, but they can't do them all at the same time. The spell slots they use for utility they aren't using for blast'em spells; the single hard-target spells they memorize is an area-effect spell they don't have for the horde attacking them. Every choice they make has an opportunity cost that often isn't counted when assessing how powerful the class is.In my experience a Wizard will find that about half of his spells are useless in a given day; you simply don't run into the circumstance that would warrant casting that spell. At very least, you cast that spell with less than ideal conditions. (For example, casting Fireball to damage a single hard target because you don't have any of your single-target spells remaining.)A wizard will also want to take advantage of his ability to leave spell slots open to be filled on-the-spot if he needs a particular spell. It will take 15 minutes to memorize, so that spell slot is useless in a fight when you need something right now.So yeah, the wizard has a lot of versatility and his spells can do many things other classes are based around. But it is extraordinarily unlikely that he will be able to use all of his spell slots optimally; the DM would almost have to tailor the encounter to suit his spell selection. I agree with you that wizards are powerful, but weight them with the opportunity cost of spell selection as well as the benefit; they don't play nearly as powerfully as they look on paper.</blockquote>

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