are wizards gimped?

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Wizards overall are one of the weaker classes. Instead of making a long post I will just put some points down

The bad
1)Lowest sustained DPS of the DPS classes under most conditions


The good
1)Root for CC.
2)High burst damage(a good wiz will save a decent amount of mana to burn down targets quickly during harder battles)
3)DD with spell interrupt built in for fighting casters. Spells like force shock, thunder strike, force strike. Plus the clash line.
4)Ports.


Of course when looking at a mage, the bad is gone and they can do points 2 and 3 fairly well.




Anyways wizards are pretty weak in classic, but played well they can be at least okay. Especially if you are in a place where you are fighting many casters.