I'm new here, but played a Mage on live in the classic era. How pet aggro is described here on P99, those mechanics are CERTAINLY not how it was on live.
Given I had intentions of main-alting a Mage here, I think it sounds like I need to rethink that plan.
A Mage without a pet capable of keeping aggro while its master nukes occasionally is a broken mage. Couple that with the need to outdamage your pet to get full experience = I don't understand how anyone could want to play a mage on this server. People didn't recycle pets CONSTANTLY to solo back on live. It was quite common to have pets alive for multiple levels. How is it considered acceptable that the only viable playstyle for a P99 mage is pet recycling? I'm not trying to be critical of the P99 server and possible mechanics that aren't 100% as they were as I know it would be impossible to expect perfection, but this sounds troubling.
Has any developer addressed this? I understand there are lingering issues based upon the need to basically recode the game for this server, but this totally sounds like the Mage class is broken here. I have vivid memories of how Mages worked back on live, and this ain't it. If it's an issue being looked at or worked on, I apologize. If it's an issue that devs haven't commented on, I find it perplexing.
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