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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowdweller00" data-source="post: 6772598" data-attributes="member: 6778479">I was attempting to refer to baseline damage without expenditure of resources.&nbsp; Once you start throwing in the latter, you're going to have to start comparing Fighter attack abilities to fireballs, which the Bladesinger is still plenty capable of.&nbsp; If you want to argue that the Bladesinger as presented doesn't fit your personal image of what it has been previously, that's fine.&nbsp; One can't really argue with the subjective nature of opinions.&nbsp; HOWEVER, from a design standpoint, the Eldritch Knight already occupies the role of the melee combatant with a bit of arcane spell support.&nbsp; Whereas the Bladesinger approaches things from the other side - a spellcaster with a touch of melee support.&nbsp; As it remains primarily a caster, the Bladesinger's melee ability is a cantrip alternative, not a major offensive mode.(PS: Haste is an unimpressive and risky melee buff when you're also the caster; might fare better with Greater Invisibility or Polymorph if that counts by level 10)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowdweller00, post: 6772598, member: 6778479"] I was attempting to refer to baseline damage without expenditure of resources. Once you start throwing in the latter, you're going to have to start comparing Fighter attack abilities to fireballs, which the Bladesinger is still plenty capable of. If you want to argue that the Bladesinger as presented doesn't fit your personal image of what it has been previously, that's fine. One can't really argue with the subjective nature of opinions. HOWEVER, from a design standpoint, the Eldritch Knight already occupies the role of the melee combatant with a bit of arcane spell support. Whereas the Bladesinger approaches things from the other side - a spellcaster with a touch of melee support. As it remains primarily a caster, the Bladesinger's melee ability is a cantrip alternative, not a major offensive mode. (PS: Haste is an unimpressive and risky melee buff when you're also the caster; might fare better with Greater Invisibility or Polymorph if that counts by level 10) [/QUOTE]

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