On the other hand, imagining Chromatic Orb being 3d8 ... as it should be ...
but dont cost any rare material to cast ... as it should not be ...
i cant honest imagine much people who would take, well basicaly any other offensive spell at low level. O_o
Some tuning would be in place, that much is certain.
Not that hard to imagine imho since there are a lot of spells that require material components in DnD and getting rid of that tedious management part for the majority of spells in crpg's is one video game adaption/QoL that I'm actually all for. Besides, Chromatic Orb requires a small diamond worth 50 G to cast. It's not consumed, only required to be in your backpack(probably used as focus for the spell)
Edit: Damn it, Elebhra cut me to it :P
Edit2: Sorry Rag, I misunderstood you. (missed that important "t" on can't :P)