[...] i am much older then most here, lived on this planet for over 4 decades now, [...]
Okay, this just HAS to be a troll.
[...] Low-level casters in D&D have pretty limited capabilities, including the number of spells they can hold in their heads. [...]
D&D5 buffed casters on lowlevel like crazy, actually, compared to earlier versions.
More hitpoints, better defenses, more spells, stonger spells, can cast spells endlessly (Cantrips and ritual spells out of combat), ...
OTOH they are no longer as insanely strong on highlevel. Soloing a dragon like it was nothing on a Sorcerer in BG2 was so fun.
Actually laughed out loud reading this, definitely has big WoW forum energy.
I wouldnt know, never played WoW, never read a WoW forum.
Though back when WoW was popular it was really annoying how people kept telling you all the time you should play it, too.