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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 5726155" data-attributes="member: 1165">I think it's a lot of factors, but it boils down to "boredom".Hiding behind the fighter and throwing darts isn't a whole lot of fun. In 3.x, wizards had the worst of both worlds (in terms of game balance). You were squishy and could only cast a few spells a day at low levels, but at high levels you could dominate play with frankly overpowered defensive spells using fiddly mechanics (Greater Invisibility, I'm looking at you) while dishing out somewhat chancy spells at your victim's worst obvious save in order to take 'em out in round one or two. Not only was magic not mysterious, it could not be, in order to give the wizard's opponents a chance.Essentials fighters and rogues still have at-wills, they just work a little differently (having at-will stances rather than at-will powers). A knight using hammer hands works the same way as a fighter using tide of iron, only a little better as it works on opportunity attacks and battle guardian.</blockquote>