Mages were HORRIBLE at launch

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

Not only pets, but for necro you have Call of Bones at 34 which is HUGE, and then DMF at 44 and Lich at 49. The research problem is easily the biggest drawback to rolling mage or necro to start IMO. Maybe it won't be that bad but research can be a major pain in the ass and I think people used to blue don't realize how trivial getting their spells has been prior to this.

And now research components might not stack right away? Oof!

DMf won't exist for a long time. The lich spells aren't nearly as useful beyond your normal regeneration rate because necro lifetaps aren't very mana efficient for most of 1-50. Bond of death, the first really efficient tap, also doesn't show up for awhile.