I agree with pretty much all of this as well.
Interesting point about Grease no longer being area denial, most of the complaints are that it is a powerful flammable surface, but the loss of CC is another good consideration.
I will note that Wizards learning non-Wizard spells from scrolls is NOT working as intended, they simply haven't yet put in the class check system yet.
That's a relief to hear. My wizard PC was getting way too powerful after a point. I know that it couldn't possibly be by design or hoped as much when I saw that they were intending on at least the entirety of the PHB and Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide content.
