Why don't I use Bless? Because I hate the way it has been designed in 5.0.
BBG1/2 you could pop off layers of buff spells (bless, prayer, protection spells etc.) then pop off more layers of de-buffs on the enemy (bane etc.) as the flow of combat dictated. In BG3, thanks to the newer implementation of concentration, I can use ONE buff or de-buff. Just one. Only one. Concentration requirements limit the number I can use, and thus place limitations on their value. I have a similar dislike for how concentration impacts summoning as well. I can't tag Larian with this, it is purely a Hasbro implementation.
And before you tell me I'm nuts or an idiot, I am not claiming this is "everyone's" view, or even a correct view from a "balance" perspective. I am simply explaining my current distaste for buff/debuff spells in a 5.0 application. My ancient, fossilized brain is simply too slow to crunch numbers that justify using them.
