I really wanted to play an Illusionist. But Color Spray and Hypnotic Pattern suck so much it's not fun. Sleep sucks because of HP bloat and bonus action Shove to wake them. Web and Grease get fire spammed instantly and can never do their jobs properly. Because it's more "fun" to always turn them into a fancy explosion that deals a whopping 1d4 damage? Entangle and even Plant Growth get incinerated instantly with any fire contact. Any excuse, really. And it means these spells can't do what they are meant to do.
They nerfed CC, and buffed already good spells like Haste to broken heights. The game is all about metagaming encounters and alpha striking bosses in melee before they get a turn, yet somehow fair and square CC can't be allowed to exist.
