Originally Posted by
Lord.Sorasen
People have already pointed out that wizards need a lot less to be useful. I mean, I understand people have their own playstyle so I'm not going to say you're wrong (sorry if I have in the past, I don't mean to) but I really don't see this "sponge/trollclass" thing.
I'm in a band in my spare time, and we have this band fund. To put it simply, some equipment is way more expensive than other equipment. If all funds were spread evenly, a lot of people would have to go without the things they need. But I don't want to have equal funds. I want the band to work well together. So we'll divide the money in such a way that everyone gets something out of it.
I see the party the same way. I want the group to fight monsters without anyone dying or being useless. I dont care if I have to divide wealth to do that.
The dm can help with this too. Drop a couple magic swords or something and the wealth becomes less necessary. Give the party more wealth so that they can afford to pay a more magic item dependent class.