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Wizards legitimately are very bad sustained DPS. An XP group wants nonstop pulling and killing of merbs, and wizards suck at that. There are roles they can perform, but nothing that can't be done a lot better. Is a wizard better CC than a paladin? I dunno... they have slightly better root but they can't take a hit, and that paladin at least has a chance to lull first and still tanks decently as well. Obviously an enchanter is a better CC and the best DPS in the game. Wizard nukes better than druid/mage, but wizards' biggest advantage there is in cast time, and in an XP group that doesn't matter cus you aren't trying to empty your mana bar, and you'd draw aggro if you did. Blasting out a mana bar as a wizard is only for raid mobs that the tank has a full mallet into.

Yeah, terrible group class. I say this as a guy that leveled 2 wizards on blue purely for raiding purposes... cus that's what they're for.