Wizards! Do you regret it?

[Atmas]

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

Illegitimate comparison. Yeah, Wizards aren't supposed to be sustained DPS, but they are supposed to be burst DPS. The problem is that they can't actually kill a target quickly at the higher levels.

And this illegitimizes my comment in what way? If you think Wizards aren't up to snuff with burst dps it would make more sense for that to be improved than complain about their sustained dps. Btw what classes kill one mob faster atm?

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

Your "groups who pull one at a time" statement rings pretty clueless from my vantage point. AoE groups simply are not viable for most of the higher end content. People don't just pull one at a time anyway, multiples are often pulled and the solution is to use MEZMERIZE. Even if the Wizard was better at their intended game purpose, it wouldn't change the way people do combat at the higher levels with the way EQ is currently setup. It would simply make the Wizard more competitive for the 5th and 6th slots in a group, after the necessary base of "Tank, DPS, Enchanter/Bard, (C)Healer" have been achieved.

It may ring "clueless" because you are so obsessed with one aspect of gameplay and being an enchanter. You don't have to group with Wizards if you don't want.

[Zuranthium]

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

If you think Wizards aren't up to snuff with burst dps it would make more sense for that to be improved than complain about their sustained dps.

The former is what I advocated...

Of course, their sustained DP, or rather the efficiency of their nukes during their prime uptime, needs to be increased as well. If you only increase their burst DPS (directly multiplying the mana cost and damage of their spells by the same amount from what they currently are in game), they still aren't good enough because of how inefficient it would be; they wouldn't be able to burst frequently enough.