What do mages really have going for them?

[DMN]

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

Well I literally had to give up playing my rogue because min-maxers (over 95% of the server) only wants pet DPS classes in their groups, so there's that.

well, if a group is already skewed toward using pets, adding any melee based characters becomes a bad idea and drain of efficiency. Not so much min-max but square peg/round hole.

[Smellybuttface]

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

Well I literally had to give up playing my rogue because min-maxers (over 95% of the server) only wants pet DPS classes in their groups, so there's that.

Who is spreading this Mage as a top-DPS class over a Rogue? I've rarely seen a Mage outperform a Rogue or a Monk in a DPS parse.

[Natewest1987]

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

Who is spreading this Mage as a top-DPS class over a Rogue? I've rarely seen a Mage outperform a Rogue or a Monk in a DPS parse.

A mage will outperform rogues until a certain threshold of gear, skill, and circumstances ( content / era / group composition, etc.). Obviously too end rogues in perfect scenarios are going to lead but the game isn’t 100% tank & spank raid mobs either.

[turbosilk]

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

Who is spreading this Mage as a top-DPS class over a Rogue? I've rarely seen a Mage outperform a Rogue or a Monk in a DPS parse.

This isn't blue in velious. I'm up for parsing my level 49 pet and nuking vs monks and rogues.

[Jean-Baptiste Cutting]

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

This isn't blue in velious. I'm up for parsing my level 49 pet and nuking vs monks and rogues.

25 point damage shield to throw on the tank too.

[azeth]

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

This isn't blue in velious. I'm up for parsing my level 49 pet and nuking vs monks and rogues.

Just make sure you parse for an extended period of time over many mobs.

Pretty clear on ONE mob mage will destroy a melee on parse.

On two? Mage, theyre not OOM yet.

Three? Mage, still not OOM.

Four... or more? Game over, this is why rogues are the highest DPS.

Sustained DPS > Burst DPS.

[Frug]

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

Sustained DPS > Burst DPS.

If you have sustained pulls.

[Natewest1987]

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

Just make sure you parse for an extended period of time over many mobs.

Pretty clear on ONE mob mage will destroy a melee on parse.

On two? Mage, theyre not OOM yet.

Three? Mage, still not OOM.

Four... or more? Game over, this is why rogues are the highest DPS.

Sustained DPS > Burst DPS.

obviously it isnt this simple lol

[Kalamurv]

Ive seen some amazing druids easily out heal clerics....there are far to many times in this game where people forget to place skill above all else. I'll take a skilled player over a shitty one even if it means I have to work 3 x harder to make it work

[Hiten]

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

Ive seen some amazing druids easily out heal clerics....there are far to many times in this game where people forget to place skill above all else. I'll take a skilled player over a shitty one even if it means I have to work 3 x harder to make it work

Eh. You mean like if cleric was afk? Can’t see how a druid would out heal a cleric otherwise.