Quote Originally Posted by Camelot View Post
I don't hate Vancian, but I've never thought it should be the default. Of course, it depends on the setting, but I think if they're going for the most vanilla setting they can for the core, they should give wizards a certain number of spells that they can cast all they want (after making sure everything is balanced, of course).

But tradition is rearing its head and they're trying to appeal to old-school gamers, so Vancian it is.
Even so, magic is D&D has always been very versatile, allowing for many different combinations. Having only one way to cast magic no matter what doesn't make sense. I can swing a sword different ways, persuade people in different ways, and do pretty much anything else in multiple ways, but I can only cast magic one way...It just never made sense to me.