I still fail to see why spell slots are "lost" for multi-classing. level 2 paladin gets 2 level 1 spell slots. level 4 EK gets 3 level 1 spell slots. so I AM in fact "losing" 2 level 1 spell slots. This is garbage. I'm not getting what I earn here. I'm getting ripped off.
Thats not how that works in D&D5.
