I didn't experience much hate concerning grouping while I was leveling. I think the key is making yourself a valuable member of a group, which, for a wizard, is doing more than just damage.
We are the masters of the arcane; thus, we should show off our prowess. In a typical group, I'd perform the following functions: nuke (obviously), crowd control with root, nullify damage shields, and evacuate (which saved many groups). If I was in a group with no druid or magician, then I'd sometimes apply O'Keils as one damage is better than no damage.
Also, when my mana was drained (I avoided going to 0m once I was able to evacuate), I'd typically meditate to 50m or 60m and then start working again rather than waiting until I was at 100m. That seemed to keep me more effective, and inevitably there would be a chance to meditate to 100m when we'd have to take a break for a healer to meditate.
I think the lack of love for wizards in groups comes from two things: 1. a few suck wizards who afk forever to meditate (giving the rest of us a bad reputation). 2. ignorance concerning what our class brings to a group.
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