nec or wiz for...

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Wow, lots of Hatred at the wizard class. So, as a Necro on live long ago and a Wizard on p99, I can hopefully cast some light on this. Necro is a very advanced class. They are very involved and require almost constant "playing". With their many utility spells and their mana regen they are constantly doing something, particularly solo. You can't leave your computer with a high level mana regen spell on, you'll come back naked and at your bind point. There is also a ton of necro's and competition for raid gear. That said, they are very fun and rewarding, have a definite use in raids, even if it is being a cleric sidekick, and can solo with the best of them especially in outdoor zones or against undead. Wizards are much more fun than I expected and while I am only 53, compared to getting 70 on necro, I am quite surprised with how much fun a wizard is. Ports are wonderful and cannot be discounted. You will make many friends and the feeling from helping a newb on a corpse run, or giving some level 12 char a free port and then finding out it was a TMO member who hooks you up for being a good person, it is an underrated aspect. Also, after getting flux staff and jboots, quadding is incredibly effective and very easy, especially after 51. It is also fun to just burn mobs down. In Velious there is a stark drop off in the amount of undead mobs, and many outdoor/open zones to quad in. CScar is a great zone for wizards and a ton of money can be made quadding quest gems and doing AoE groups. I remember watching wizards crushing wyverns 4 at a time in CScar while I was pulling them singly to a spot I could fear kite. In the end, necro are much more involved and are a constant playing class, while wizard allows you to play for 5 min then sit for 6-8 min(great for wife faction). It really depends on personal choice. If you want to be a necro be a necro and love it, if you want to be a wizard, be a wizard and love it. You can't go wrong with either and both are great classes, not like mages, yuck!