Gaining XP as a wizard

[fugazi]

How is enchanter aggro at 60 when nuking? I know that nuking as an enchanter up to lvl30 is suicide.

[Tecmos Deception]

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

How is enchanter aggro at 60 when nuking? I know that nuking as an enchanter up to lvl30 is suicide.

It's pretty bad. No one is trying to make a case for enchanters nuking to DPS though really, moreso just pointing out how wizards are subpar choices for xp groups because of their low sustained damage.

Before you "QQ MINMAXER BASEMENT DWELLER" people show up, though, I'm leveling a wizard right now. Wizards suck (overall) for normal xp groups, but ports, quadding, AE xp groups, and raids? Wizards are swell for those things! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[koros]

Wizards also get a 10% spec evoc bonus!

[Splorf22]

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

How is enchanter aggro at 60 when nuking? I know that nuking as an enchanter up to lvl30 is suicide.

If you have an SK or Paladin tanking you should be OK. If you have a warrior tanking you have to hope he has good aggro weapons. You should be able to get away with about 1 nuke per proc, which works out in theory if he has good dexterity (3 PPM with 255). Anyway there is absolutely no reason to play an enchanter like this.

Really, no one should play a wizard like that either. The most effective use of Wizard mana in a group is stunning all the nonclassically OP caster mobs we have whenever they try to cast ice comet/envenomed bolt/etc. I was grouping with Xoquil in sebilis today. We had no healer, but between his Wizard stuns on casts, a necro constantly HP pumping, and me casting bedlam/slow/stuns here we were able to keep up a L55 warrior with relatively mediocre gear at the chef. Then we CoH'd down a shaman and even that was relatively impressive IMO. Even a well played wizard is still not that great (we'd have been doing better with two enchanters for sure) but its better than just nuking.

[ymw]

There's also something to be said for having fun even if it doesn't involve being the best at everything!

[Tecmos Deception]

Theft of thought.

[Captain Faceplant]

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

Theft of thought.

That only works on caster mobs though, right?

[club]

Kill blues, ez game

[Topdog]

My wizard life:

Race: Gnome
1-4 Steamfont Newbie Area
4-10 Steamfont Mills/Minotaur Cave Area
11-16 South Karana random creatures
16-22 East Karana Gorge Hounds
22-39 South Karana Gnolls
40-49 Lake of Ill Omen Bloodgills
50-51 Timorous Deep Aviaks
52-57 Ocean of Tears Sea Furies

Alternative route would be
52-59 Timorous deep Raptors
52-59 Burning Woods Quad random blues

[Temin]

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

My wizard life:

Race: Gnome
1-4 Steamfont Newbie Area
4-10 Steamfont Mills/Minotaur Cave Area
11-16 South Karana random creatures
16-22 East Karana Gorge Hounds
22-39 South Karana Gnolls
40-49 Lake of Ill Omen Bloodgills
50-51 Timorous Deep Aviaks
52-57 Ocean of Tears Sea Furies

Alternative route would be
52-59 Timorous deep Raptors
52-59 Burning Woods Quad random blues

Was this all solo or in groups ?