Mage 51+

[Vexenu]

You can't solo as well 50+ but Mages are still really strong in a duo. You can duo very effectively with any other pet class or any of the healers. A max level Mage pet with Shaman buffs/regen and fighting slowed mobs will shred through them and barely even need healing. And a beefy earth pet with full Cleric buffs and a DS can make good use of CH.

[Christina.]

still very strong just cant solo like you did in classic once expansions start coming out.

you can still farm alot of things though, especially when you have epic pet and even more if you have epic + cleric or shaman duo

[dwikt96]

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

still very strong just cant solo like you did in classic once expansions start coming out.

you can still farm alot of things though, especially when you have epic pet and even more if you have epic + cleric or shaman duo

My main concern with mage 51+ is the epic, the epic pet seems to vastly outclass the other standard pet upgrades, however the earth staff just doesn't seem attainable.

None have dropped for my guild, and I have a feeling come kunark (level 60) it will just be a farm crew item once it's on magi

[Vexenu]

Originally Posted by dwikt96 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My main concern with mage 51+ is the epic, the epic pet seems to vastly outclass the other standard pet upgrades, however the earth staff just doesn't seem attainable.

None have dropped for my guild, and I have a feeling come kunark (level 60) it will just be a farm crew item once it's on magi

The level 60 water pet with the Phinny staff is still an absolute DPS monster when positioned correctly for backstabs. Not quite at the level of the Epic pet, but not terribly far off, either. And it's very attainable.

Even without their Epic and using just their regular pets, nukes and DS, Mages will remain the top sustained DPS until melees get their high-end NToV weapons in Velious. And even then it's pretty close.

Mages remain a very good class throughout the P1999 timeline. If you like playing a Mage in Classic there is zero reason not to continue playing one in Kunark/Velious. With your massive DPS and utility (CoTH, summons) you will always contribute a lot to whatever group/guild you're playing with, and can still solo better than everyone who isn't an Enchanter, Necro or Torpor Shaman.

[clamdigger]

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

The level 60 water pet with the Phinny staff is still an absolute DPS monster when positioned correctly for backstabs. Not quite at the level of the Epic pet, but not terribly far off, either. And it's very attainable.

Even without their Epic and using just their regular pets, nukes and DS, Mages will remain the top sustained DPS until melees get their high-end NToV weapons in Velious. And even then it's pretty close.

Mages remain a very good class throughout the P1999 timeline. If you like playing a Mage in Classic there is zero reason not to continue playing one in Kunark/Velious. With your massive DPS and utility (CoTH, summons) you will always contribute a lot to whatever group/guild you're playing with, and can still solo better than everyone who isn't an Enchanter, Necro or Torpor Shaman.

How is it acceptable for a player's epic to be virtually unobtainable? And then the "fix" later is to turn it in to a sockfest for no-lifers to monopolize?

[Baler]

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

How is it acceptable for a player's epic to be virtually unobtainable? And then the "fix" later is to turn it in to a sockfest for no-lifers to monopolize?

Shit's Classic

[clamdigger]

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

Shit's Classic

So 2 mage epics per year? That's dumb.