Were this a mistake not to do for wizards?

[Spacehamster]

So just struck me, why do full casters get unique spells from their subclass only up to level 5?

Should be all the way up to 9 as they give the sub indentity up til lvl 9 char level, then it’s like “now you are just like any ol wiz/cleric” after that.

[Cybren]

probably because they 1) don't want PC's to have that much higher level magic individually and 2) want players to have a choice in what higher level magic they get

[Luccan]

So just struck me, why do full casters get unique spells from their subclass only up to level 5?

Should be all the way up to 9 as they give the sub indentity up til lvl 9 char level, then it’s like “now you are just like any ol wiz/cleric” after that.

So, this is really only the case for Clerics and Land Druids. I'm not really sure what it has to do with Wizards (it definitely doesn't have anything to do with Sorcs or Bards and Warlocks are basically the exact opposite, having their high level magic decided by their patron). But as to why: the bonus spells are extra prepared spells for the day. That's a big boost in versatility, even keeping it to level 5 spells and below. Bonus prepared 6th-9ths would probably cause some balance issues compared to the other casters. Plus, these lists are often seen as an opportunity to give nonstandard spells to the cleric or druid. But if you can get a cleric that always has, say, Time Stop prepared, that makes the Wizard and Sorcerer spell lists less inherently beneficial.

There's a balance they have to strike between giving you some flavorful spells and making sure not to tread on toes too much, basically, and they elected to do that in part by not giving extra high level spells. Also, the real problem, to me, is that subclass abilities are front loaded to the first 10 or so levels of the game.

[Jerrykhor]

This is not just a mistake, its a goddamn crime that a freaking Light Domain cleric cannot cast Sunbeam or Sunburst.

[Spacehamster]

So, this is really only the case for Clerics and Land Druids. I'm not really sure what it has to do with Wizards (it definitely doesn't have anything to do with Sorcs or Bards and Warlocks are basically the exact opposite, having their high level magic decided by their patron). But as to why: the bonus spells are extra prepared spells for the day. That's a big boost in versatility, even keeping it to level 5 spells and below. Bonus prepared 6th-9ths would probably cause some balance issues compared to the other casters. Plus, these lists are often seen as an opportunity to give nonstandard spells to the cleric or druid. But if you can get a cleric that always has, say, Time Stop prepared, that makes the Wizard and Sorcerer spell lists less inherently beneficial.

There's a balance they have to strike between giving you some flavorful spells and making sure not to tread on toes too much, basically, and they elected to do that in part by not giving extra high level spells. Also, the real problem, to me, is that subclass abilities are front loaded to the first 10 or so levels of the game.

Sorry my bad, so long ago that I actually played that I forgot that wizards don’t get unique spells 1lvl-5th level, could just be one extra spell prepared for 6-9, does not make sense thematically that a tempest cleric can’t cast chain lightning for example.

[stewstew5]

It's also worth noting that wizards get nearly every "arcane" spell on their spell list, save for class-unique ones like hex