I just... god... MA's are deffinitly neccessary... TA's... Maybe not. But I seriously don't like the idea of everyone being able to play a mage... Its going to make magic so common.
Yeah, that's the one and ONLY issue I have with magic being free. However, if there's a way or chance that won't happen if MAs are removed, I'll love LoTC 100% more
Honestly, I'm not going to give up my fire evocation because I spent 3 Months of RP just to get a teacher. I want to people put in the same effort, not just make a character and say he knows magic.