Sorcery has always been less directly useful than direct combat abilities in a straight-up fight, and I'm okay with that continuing to be.  There are other ways to go about dealing that kind of pain, and a sorcerer who doesn't have those abilities will have to rely on servants that do.  Tangentially, Ravening Mouth of Occult doesn't exist in the MoEP-- just versions for Melee, Martial Arts, Archery, and Thrown-- and Abyssals are by the text of the Charm itself unable to gain motes when killing things with spells.<br/><br/>Hisses and surprise!