Any point in playing a mage to level 60 if I'm not going to raid with it?

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

My biggest concern was the usefulness of mages in a raid, particularly if multiple mages are around, and the utter buttclenching difficulty of their epic.

I do eventually want to raid one of these days and it seems like a raid wouldn't be hindered by stacking multiple wizards as opposed to having multiple mages. xD

Wizards are a great raiding class through the entirety of the P1999 timeline. Their nuking falls off a bit in Velious, but they gain massive utility and quality of life with their Translocates. A geared out 60 Epic Wiz with a Rend Robe is one of the most enviable toons in classic EQ: unparalleled burst damage on big targets, respectable sustained DPS with the clickie robe and the best ports in the game. Huge asset to any guild.