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Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist
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This is the reason why Mages are weak unfortunately.
Their stronger pets do not make up for the loss of CC.
They can do good DPS in a group when the pet isn't tanking, but they aren't the best group DPS class.
Enchanter or Rogue is going to do more DPS on average. Mage can do good burst damage in a pinch, but you drain your mana, so it isn't sustainable.
Mage with Epic pet is going to be much closer to a Rogue in terms of DPS, but it's the hardest Epic in the game to get.
TLDR: They aren't as good at soloing due to lack of CC. They aren't as good of a group DPS as other DPS classes until you get Epic, which is probably not going to happen.
This is why they end up as CoTH bots. You are going to get more mileage from another class, unless you really like killing bunches of green mobs in Droga.
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It's worth noting that while that's true, it's only true because P99 is (deliberately?) unclassic.
If P99 was actually like live EQ circa '99-'01, Enchanters would
not be the highest damage dealers (Rogues would be, and Mages would be 2nd best).