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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 7851176" data-attributes="member: 6750235">Lol, wizards don't need a nerf.  They just don't need a buff either.  They are in a good place relative to 5e mechanics.Sorlocks are more about blasting than versatility.  I would argue wizards and bards both win out in versatility, and even standard warlock for that matter.  Sorcerers are just giving up progression and high level slots for better at-will damage.  I would argue the sorlock splash argument isn't necessary because wizards don't match the warlock's at-will damage or sorcerer's nova potential regardless.What a bard might accomplish in downtime is the place to look for potential issues.  If any class can actually abuse the spell versatility mechanic it will be the bard with downtime.During regular adventuring the wizard still seems solid because of the greater number of spells prepped vs known and ritual casting mechanic and broader spell list.  Changing a lot more spells and still facing that actual restriction in play makes it hard for me to argue that spell versatility is really that impacting, at least on my initial impression.  That can still change.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />All the arcane casters play in different ways so it's hard to see the swapping making eldritch blast or meta-magic more effective.</blockquote>

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