On the subject of Wizards and Sorcerers

[damianmagecraft]

I have been on a Pathfinder kick lately...
But while reading through my core again I was assaulted by a thought...
Regarding the Wizard and Sorcerer.

Looking over the two classes and comparing them side by side
I noticed that A Sorcerer with the Arcane Bloodline was pretty much just a Wizard with spontaneous casting. (Albeit with a one level drop in spell access)
This being the case what is point in the Wizard?

any one have any thoughts on this?

[ninjabunny]

Given I have only had the book a short time I read the wizard as the formally trained and more scholarly Mage of the two.

[juce734]

Feb 27, 2014 9:00:33 GMT damianmagecraft said:

I have been on a Pathfinder kick lately...
But while reading through my core again I was assaulted by a thought...
Regarding the Wizard and Sorcerer.

Looking over the two classes and comparing them side by side
I noticed that A Sorcerer with the Arcane Bloodline was pretty much just a Wizard with spontaneous casting. (Albeit with a one level drop in spell access)
This being the case what is point in the Wizard?

any one have any thoughts on this?

This is a good question and one I have seen others ask but have not seen an answer for. Sorcerers are more beneficial for this reason from what I have heard. I will try to dig deeper but if you get an answer please share it here.