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<blockquote data-quote="Urbanmech" data-source="post: 1489144" data-attributes="member: 122">Sure the Sorcerers Fireball still does 10d6, but it only costs him a 3rd level spell slot.&nbsp; For the Psion to scale the Energy Ball up to 15d5 it would cost 15 power points, the equal to an 8th level spell slot.&nbsp; For just a 5th level spell slot the Sorcerer could have empowered their Fireball doing effectively 15d6 damage for 3 spell levels less.&nbsp; Psions NEED all the extra power points just to keep their lower level powers competitive.&nbsp; They really need to augument their lower level powers to make them stay useful.&nbsp; Where sorcerers and wizards really seem to win is in scalable buffing spells.&nbsp; A 16th level wizard can use a 3rd level spell to give a companion a +4 weapon for 16 hours.&nbsp; The psion can't make a +4 weapon till 17th level and it takes them 17 power points to do the same thing as a wizards 3rd level spell.&nbsp; I think once people have taken the psion out for a spin it will show that they are very versitle but really don't pack more of a punch than a wizard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Urbanmech, post: 1489144, member: 122"] Sure the Sorcerers Fireball still does 10d6, but it only costs him a 3rd level spell slot. For the Psion to scale the Energy Ball up to 15d5 it would cost 15 power points, the equal to an 8th level spell slot. For just a 5th level spell slot the Sorcerer could have empowered their Fireball doing effectively 15d6 damage for 3 spell levels less. Psions NEED all the extra power points just to keep their lower level powers competitive. They really need to augument their lower level powers to make them stay useful. Where sorcerers and wizards really seem to win is in scalable buffing spells. A 16th level wizard can use a 3rd level spell to give a companion a +4 weapon for 16 hours. The psion can't make a +4 weapon till 17th level and it takes them 17 power points to do the same thing as a wizards 3rd level spell. I think once people have taken the psion out for a spin it will show that they are very versitle but really don't pack more of a punch than a wizard. [/QUOTE]

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