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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 3301444" data-attributes="member: 12460">I do not think anyone has said it so far, so I will.I find that while the sorcerer is less powerful than the wizard, it is still a useful class for teaching new players the mechanics of the game. Although my first character ever (in AD&D) was a wizard, I asked my DM to let me play an online variant which was more similar to the sorcerer. I did not understand at the time how important resource management was to the game, and more spells per day with spontaneous casting is more forgiving than fewer spells per day with preparation. If I had been a typical wizard, I probably would have prepared nothing but burning hands any way, but with the variant we used, I was actually able to get some use out of my other spells by having them available spontaneously. There were some drawbacks of course, but at the time, I was not versed enough in the game to appreciate them.So for new players, I usually recommend a sorcerer. For veterans, the flexibility of the wizard will always win out.</blockquote>