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Am I missing something here?
What is the point of Greater Spell Specialization?
Isn't Prefered Spell straight up better?
Unless you have something against heighten spell I suppose
Text of the feats:
Greater Spell Specialization:
Prerequisites: Int 13, Spell Focus, Spell Specialization, able to prepare 5th-level spells.
Benefit: By sacrificing a prepared spell of the same or higher level than your specialized spell, you may spontaneously cast your specialized spell. The specialized spell is treated as its normal level, regardless of the spell slot used to cast it. You may add a metamagic feat to the spell by increasing the spell slot and casting time, just like a cleric spontaneously casting a cure or inflict spell with a metamagic feat.
Preferred Spell:
Prerequisites: Spellcraft 5 ranks, Heighten Spell.
Benefit: Choose one spell which you have the ability to cast. You can cast that spell spontaneously by sacrificing a prepared spell or spell slot of equal or higher level. You can apply any metamagic feats you possess to this spell when you cast it. This increases the minimum level of the prepared spell or spell slot you must sacrifice in order to cast it but does not affect the casting time.
Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a different spell.
Preferred Spell does have a prerequisite that is probably not very useful (Heighten Spell). On the other hand, GSS has requires an one more feat as a prerequisite and (if you are a cleric instead of a wizard) a possibly annoying stat requirement. Preferred Spell has a better benefit, as metamagic does not increase the casting time.
The prerequisites might balance them out, but I suspect that about 95% of time, Preferred Spell will be a better option.
As it has come up in other threads, greater specialization can possibly apply to several specializations thus granting you more than one spontaneous spell.
Even if the errata disallows this, specialization has a benefit in that you can change the spell at every even level, while you are stuck with your preferred choice.
*has a double take* Oh, I guess this isn't my thread. I should find the link to mine...
EDIT: Da Link