Digging into the Psion
Ok, so I ended up staring at the Psion and pondering the question of how its power point model compares against the standard build. To do this really requires an assumption, and that is that an at-will power with it's maximum augmentation is comparable to an encounter power of the same level. So before anything else, that assumption required some exploration.
The psion's Level 1 At-will's, maxed out, get this:
2d6 + stat, plus penalty equal to a secondary stat to enemy's attacks until the end of the next turn (Burst 1, All targets, Range 10)
2d6+Stat damage and you are invisible to the target until the beginning of your next turn (Burst 1, all targets, range 10)
2d10+stat damage and target takes a penalty to defenses equal to secondary stat mod until the end of your next turn (Range 10)
Compare this to the level 1 encounter powers of another controller (the Invoker):
1d6 + stat damage, push target 2 squares (Close Burst 3, all enemies)
1d6 + Stat Damage, Each ally in burst gains +2 bonus to AC (Burst 1, range 10, enemies only)
1d10 + stat damage and target is immobilized until the end of your next turn (range 10)
1d6 + Stat damage (or 2d6 is single target) and target is dazed until end of your next turn (Range 10, 1, 2 or 3 targets)
And the Wizard:
2d6 + stat damage (Close blast 5, all creatures)
2d8+stat and target is dazed until end of next turn (range 10)
2d8 + stat and secondary attack against all adjacent enemies for 1d10 + stat (Range 20)
1d6 + stat damage and targets knocked prone, plus create difficulty terrain until end of your next turn (burst 1, range 10)
1d10 + stat damage and target is weakened until end of your next turn. (Range 10)
I feel like it's safe to call these comparable, or close enough for government work, but before I go any further I want to put that assumption out there for examination.
The psion's Level 1 At-will's, maxed out, get this:
2d6 + stat, plus penalty equal to a secondary stat to enemy's attacks until the end of the next turn (Burst 1, All targets, Range 10)
2d6+Stat damage and you are invisible to the target until the beginning of your next turn (Burst 1, all targets, range 10)
2d10+stat damage and target takes a penalty to defenses equal to secondary stat mod until the end of your next turn (Range 10)
Compare this to the level 1 encounter powers of another controller (the Invoker):
1d6 + stat damage, push target 2 squares (Close Burst 3, all enemies)
1d6 + Stat Damage, Each ally in burst gains +2 bonus to AC (Burst 1, range 10, enemies only)
1d10 + stat damage and target is immobilized until the end of your next turn (range 10)
1d6 + Stat damage (or 2d6 is single target) and target is dazed until end of your next turn (Range 10, 1, 2 or 3 targets)
And the Wizard:
2d6 + stat damage (Close blast 5, all creatures)
2d8+stat and target is dazed until end of next turn (range 10)
2d8 + stat and secondary attack against all adjacent enemies for 1d10 + stat (Range 20)
1d6 + stat damage and targets knocked prone, plus create difficulty terrain until end of your next turn (burst 1, range 10)
1d10 + stat damage and target is weakened until end of your next turn. (Range 10)
I feel like it's safe to call these comparable, or close enough for government work, but before I go any further I want to put that assumption out there for examination.