The title should be "All control spells suck in BG3 and here's why".
Sleep - duration nerfed, waking up made easier
Grease, Web, Entangle, Plant Growth - catch fire immediately and vanish
Sleet Storm - enemies jump over its large area or just throw their fire bombs from there
Stinking Cloud fits right in.
Special mention to Color Spray that kind of already sucks in 5e. One turn duration. You have to place your squishy caster in melee range for it, and on your next turn the effect is gone already.
Has anyone tried Hypnotic Pattern in a combat situation?
Hypnotic Pattern is really powerful. I have used it a lot, huge AOE and it's very effective. They just stand there unless you hit them.
