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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9005119" data-attributes="member: 7035894">I think this is a huge change, and by far the thing that will impact how they actually play.In campaigns like mine, we seldom have more than one combat encounter per session because we emphasize role play and story. So being a half-caster turns into a huge nerf to warlock power. Right now they are eldritch blast plus a few bombs they can drop pretty much every encounter. With this change, they will still be eldritch blast (or melee, for hex blade) plus a greater variety of utility spells they can use as needed. They become more flexible but much less powerful, and I don't think players are going to like that.In the current design, Warlocks feel like powerful but narrowly focused casters. This turns them into mediocre but more versatile casters, who will need to rely on eldritch blast even more heavily.It kind of turns them into Goth rangers, with eldritch blast instead of a bow.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9005119, member: 7035894"] I think this is a huge change, and by far the thing that will impact how they actually play. In campaigns like mine, we seldom have more than one combat encounter per session because we emphasize role play and story. So being a half-caster turns into a huge nerf to warlock power. Right now they are eldritch blast plus a few bombs they can drop pretty much every encounter. With this change, they will [I]still[/I] be eldritch blast (or melee, for hex blade) plus a greater variety of utility spells they can use as needed. They become more flexible but much less powerful, and I don't think players are going to like that. In the current design, Warlocks feel like powerful but narrowly focused casters. This turns them into mediocre but more versatile casters, who will need to rely on eldritch blast even more heavily. It kind of turns them into Goth rangers, with eldritch blast instead of a bow. [/QUOTE]

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