Yeah,.. I think if they had sorc cast speed they could get away with not having slas...
Thank you for the insight. I haven't had such luck with artificers but I don't mesh well with the playstle even though I love hybrids.
I HAVE noticed the power drop in my bard, and am doing active testing to try and optimize him a bit more- if you'd like I can keep you updated on this testing. Took me a while after returning to remember why bards are my favorite class but I'm back at it now.
I think discussing class power is also appropriate for this thread as it is attempting to help players build their characters.