>>95903147
Yeah, Paizo overdid it with caster nerfing and restricting in 2e. It went from "press X button to win without any drawback" to spells being like wet farts and casters getting relegated to mostly support. I generally don't like the system, though I recognise that they introduced some good things as well (like the action system or flexible ancestry).
People still seem to not be able to find a way to somewhat balance casters without taking the fun out of them.
For a hobby supposedly thriving on imagination and creativity, it's surprising how little input creators can provide about it.