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Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist
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The only reason why it seems that way is because the argument has been "Mages are better due to their DPS", so I am comparing a DPS class to a Mage. If we were talking about healing, I would do the same with Clerics and not highly rate their solo ability, since that isn't what they are designed to do.
And your evaluation of when a rogue is better depends on level. At level 60 most people would take rogues because they out DPS a Mage. At lower levels you are correct, but a class shouldn't simply be evaluated on how well they can level, especially if they basically stop being played at high levels due to their lack of ability (which is true). That is why Mages all end up as CoTH bots. Other classes are just better at everything a Mage can do besides CoTH.
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I've never claimed that mage dps is preferred over rogue dps. But being 60 doesn't really change the evaluation of a mage vs rogue in terms of overall power. Mage will still be a better soloer, a more versatile duo/trio companion, a similarly effective big group dps as a rogue. And yes, in the raid scene, you will see more rogues because you can pile on the DPS whereas you only need a few coth bots & magicians can't really nuke or pet much. But raiding/level 60 are only specific aspects of the game. There's still 59 levels before that, and all of the other scenarios which I've already described, which simply make magicians a more powerful class overall than a rogue.