Wizards...what were they thinking?

[Morningbreath]

Originally Posted by Tecmos Deception [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Eh. A typical grinding group is only one small part of the whole of EQ.

Wizards do just fine soloing (yeah pre-snare sucks but they are still better off than any melee is for soloing, assuming no twinking), are great in AE groups at high levels, and are awesome in raids. They've got teleports and roots and stuns and snares besides some gimmicky stuff. Their toolbox isn't overflowing like a necros or enchanters, but hating on them overall just because they don't fit too well (they aren't TERRIBLE in groups, just not good) into normal xp grinding groups is wrong.

You can't assume no twinking for a melee lol. Hell if I knew buying a lifetime supply of SOW potions would balance my class I might have looked at the whole thing differently.

Wizards should be good in normal xp grinding groups. Emergent gameplay is great but it shouldn't be a requirement to make a class functional. Quadkiting gave the developers an excuse to throw in the towel and concentrate on turning melees into gods in groups that wizards couldn't even hope to compete with.