That is where we disagree. I think they all should be interesting/complex and I'd rather the game be interesting than entirely faithful to the rules.
I never said I want a game that's entirely faithful to the rules. In fact, I've said elsewhere that I think it would be a mistake to do a 1 to 1 adaptation. But right now we have a situation where every single battle turns into The Floor Is Lava. Oops, I used my Acid Splash on an enemy, which means I better not enter melee combat with him because my ally will inexplicably lose 2 AC. Having an AOE cantrip is already fantastic.
It's just too much.
