Should I retire my 60 wizard?

[Messianic]

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

When your cleric or CC goes suddenly LD

In which case a backup healer/shaman/second CC (Bard + Chanter for example) is still more effective than a "safety valve" that can deal, at most (if we ignore what happens if he gets aggro from unloading his mana), about 3.1 x total mana (Estimated at 2700ish x 3 so 8100... still pitiful compared to what a necro who absolutely bombs dots and feigns can do) prior to 60.

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

or accidental overpull

Second CC class is better. Even two enchanters in the same group is better still than a chanter and a wizard.

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

need THIS mob do die RIGHT NOW

Have you actually calculated the burst of a Mag pet + mag nukes or Necro pet + necro nukes or chanter charmed pet + chanter nukes or druid charmed pet (if you happen to be so lucky, i.e. plane of hate) + druid nukes?

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

wizards are made of pure brutal awesomeness.

If brutal awesomeness is the total HP level of the weakest mobs in seb for an entire mana bar.

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

No other class in the game can unload as fast and with that power, not even close.

I wonder if the numbers actually bear this out.

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

With evac and the best burst in the game, wizards are the CEOs of Wipe Prevention Ltd.

That's chanter/bard/druid/shaman.

Originally Posted by Tasslehofp99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wizard is hands down the best raid dps up until velious. Rogues and monks will dominate velious dps since the fights are a lot longer and wizards will likely be oom halfway through most fights.

That is of course your raid has like 20 wizards.

It's the last part of a fight where wizards are needed; CH from unstunnable/unmezzable mobs is kind of an annoying problem in velious. You need a massive amount of damage in the last minute or two of a fight. But yeah, rogues and monks over the course of the entire fight.