I actually dont mind the new pale master ... you can heal now with necrotic touch
and since there are more neg energy spells it looks better ... still the summons suck ... dont have augmented summoning cause i cannot afford ANOTHER feat ... but at least its not total **** ...
arcmage is the only one that is gonna be worth a lick if you ask me ... depending on how they do it and what it will cost ...
but really sorc pre's look way better in comparison based on TOD item alone ... amplified damage looks like it will be way better then the minor DC boost which dosent equate to much at all in difference ...
i can see what you mean ... still need to get a abbot staff ... once i do i will have a better idea of how bad it is in comparison.