I don't know what everyone is on about. Using cantrips to change an area seems good to me. If anything, id like to see more options for other surface manipulations. Ive played alot of both BG1 & 2 as well as DoS2 - and it simply makes for more creative combat. Why would you want to dumb the game down? Its already quite repetitive to play as a ranger/warrior/thief. I really enjoy jumping around in combat with my high str warrior as well.
It's not "dumbing the game down." It's adding in a system that D&D wasn't designed to accommodate
This. The game simply isn't balanced. The encounters are too hard to play using actual tactics and too easy to cheese with frosty blood and boomy barrels and infinite food/rest. It's a mess.
