Right now you pretty much HAVE to long rest between most encounters involving 3 or more enemies and the action economy isn't already in your favor because of how 5e treats combat momentum.
Really? I'm on my way to the goblin camp (Did pretty much everything on the eastern side of the map + tiefling camp + Harpies) and I've now rested once. I rested, not because I needed to, but because I wanted to see what would happen.
I've basically been able to keep magic use limited to cantrips and scrolls. I still had most of my spell slots available. Both wizards also still had their Arcane recovery ability. Basically I could've gone on a while longer, I still have more then enough scrolls and shenanigans in my pockets! Doubt I'll ever need to use spells slots the way this game's going!
+1 on your initial critiques though. I've been doing my fair share of moaning about the state of Cantrips and surfaces (especially those created by cantrips).
