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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 8441176" data-attributes="member: 6906155"><p>And you overestimate how much they each contribute, I just thought it would be annoyingly pedantic to take you through each one in turn and mansplain why.</p><p></p><p>Of course, if you have long encounter days always on powers are better, but I don't know anyone who plays that way.</p><p></p><p>Another way of looking at it, is Absorb Elements is too situational to be worth preparing, and PB uses per day of a situational ability is pretty close to "always on".</p><p></p><p>My experience tells me either tables forget to roll consecration checks for minor damage, or they last about two rounds on average. And that's assuming you don't have some other spell you need to concentrate on. No concentration required is a <em>huge</em> boost, as is simply being not-a-spell. Which is not to say it is <em>better</em> than Hunters Mark - if you <em>have</em> spell slots (but are not a full caster) adding it to what you can cast is probably better, but if you don't have spell slots and do have the extra attack feature GCD is better. For example I could see a barbarian (not bear totem) picking it up to fill out resistances, and, as it's not a spell, you can activate the elemental damage whist raging. You could even use the ability on someone else's weapon - you can't do that with Hunters Mark!</p><p></p><p>Generally, if they don't prepare it, it's because the don't want to be pushed into the designated healer role. Clerics and druids have plenty of spells they can prepare. But if you have it it sucks up your spell slots like nobody's business.<em> "I lost 10 hp in that fight, can you top me up please?"</em> Show me a wizard with Cure Wounds and I will show you a wizard who never gets to cast Fireball.</p><p></p><p>Then there is this. A sorcerer can metamagic Cure Wounds into Healing Word, but if it's on your class list then Healing Word is a flat better spell.</p><p></p><p>Then there is casting Cure Wounds with slots is completely useless for any character <em>without</em> spell slots.</p><p></p><p>GMD is a pretty good choice for a sorcerer (especially if it matches the theme), and worth considering for an EK/AT, but it's a pretty poor choice for anyone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul Farquhar, post: 8441176, member: 6906155"] And you overestimate how much they each contribute, I just thought it would be annoyingly pedantic to take you through each one in turn and mansplain why. Of course, if you have long encounter days always on powers are better, but I don't know anyone who plays that way. Another way of looking at it, is Absorb Elements is too situational to be worth preparing, and PB uses per day of a situational ability is pretty close to "always on". My experience tells me either tables forget to roll consecration checks for minor damage, or they last about two rounds on average. And that's assuming you don't have some other spell you need to concentrate on. No concentration required is a [I]huge[/I] boost, as is simply being not-a-spell. Which is not to say it is [I]better[/I] than Hunters Mark - if you [I]have[/I] spell slots (but are not a full caster) adding it to what you can cast is probably better, but if you don't have spell slots and do have the extra attack feature GCD is better. For example I could see a barbarian (not bear totem) picking it up to fill out resistances, and, as it's not a spell, you can activate the elemental damage whist raging. You could even use the ability on someone else's weapon - you can't do that with Hunters Mark! Generally, if they don't prepare it, it's because the don't want to be pushed into the designated healer role. Clerics and druids have plenty of spells they can prepare. But if you have it it sucks up your spell slots like nobody's business.[I] "I lost 10 hp in that fight, can you top me up please?"[/I] Show me a wizard with Cure Wounds and I will show you a wizard who never gets to cast Fireball. Then there is this. A sorcerer can metamagic Cure Wounds into Healing Word, but if it's on your class list then Healing Word is a flat better spell. Then there is casting Cure Wounds with slots is completely useless for any character [I]without[/I] spell slots. GMD is a pretty good choice for a sorcerer (especially if it matches the theme), and worth considering for an EK/AT, but it's a pretty poor choice for anyone else. [/QUOTE]
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