Quote Originally Posted by EldritchWeaver View Post
Any particular examples?
Haste and slow single target
Mage Armor is 1 AC
Gate is a travel spell only
All the summons and Polymorph nerfed
Lesser restoration takes a minute
Teleport higher level, 10 minute casting time
Fly higher level, worse speed
Glibness is a +4 bonus
Lots of spells have a sustained duration requiring constant action expenditure.
Fireball less damage, lower range

Pretty much every spell I look at is higher level, slower cast, less effective, or some combination.