What's the deal with mages?

[Tann]

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

If you want that let’s start a 500 page thread about best trio lol.

Can the title of the thread be "Best race for SHM/PAL/SK, regen vs FSI, and best trio.. correct answers only"

[Crede]

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

Can the title of the thread be "Best race for SHM/PAL/SK, regen vs FSI, and best trio.. correct answers only"

Lol. That would def go 1k pages.

[Toxigen]

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

It’s not about best. If you want that let’s start a 500 page thread about best trio lol. Or make 1 of every class to check every box. Mages overall are pretty good.

It doesn't have to be about best. Mage is always a bottom tier option pretty much across the board unless you're already 4 or 5 people with all the boxes checked.

[Crede]

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

It doesn't have to be about best. Mage is always a bottom tier option pretty much across the board unless you're already 4 or 5 people with all the boxes checked.

I don’t see it this way. They can keep pace with any other dps class(exceeding them from time to time) but you get the added bonus of burst dps and malo/coth/mod rods as needed. I think it’s a good class for OP starting fresh if not doing enc/necro but still wanting a range of options.

[Troxx]

Best trio doesn’t involve any melee.

Ench + ench + cleric
Ench + ench + ench
Ench + cleric + necro

Notice a trend? Any best trio has ench and cleric plus one other.

Pretty much in that order, only marginally shuffled depending on content you want to hunt. If it needs or really would benefit a FD - sub in the necro/monk/sk. A mage would slide into the group fantastically but it’s not going to be ”best”.

It will, however, be better than most other choices.

[eisley]

How to have fun on a mage:

Did you know you can level from 20 to 60 in Highkeep exclusively? Anyways...

Be 50. Have epic. Make a series of macros of all the named mobs (dyrna, boshinko, carson, lady mccabe, a noble, a guard, Lozani, ya know, the whole crew.) and sit in the basement by Dyrna. Now mash those macros. Your pet will warp around the zone, considering the Z-axis more of a suggestion, and delete the entire zone. If things get hairy, either run out or just bind outside.

At 56, all that's left is the 3 Bodyguard room (it cracks me up how many people don't even know these mobs exist) - you need to split them, then you can Guard your pet in the room and definitely don't go to sleep. Congrats on 60. Now sac back down to 50 and do it again. (Yes, I've done this twice now.)

[unsunghero]

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

Now sac back down to 50 and do it again. (Yes, I've done this twice now.)

What would be the benefit of purposefully lowering your level on a caster? I know for a melee it could be fun because you can still wear all your high end gear

But a de-leveled caster can’t cast their spells, right? What’s the benefit?

[Crede]

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

What would be the benefit of purposefully lowering your level on a caster? I know for a melee it could be fun because you can still wear all your high end gear

But a de-leveled caster can’t cast their spells, right? What’s the benefit?

Because a lvl 50 mage can cast their epic and shred everything. Most mages don’t even get epic until 60. And if you’re rocking like ft8 with zheart and velks boots, that would be a blast.

[spoil]

You haven't truly experienced hitting /pet attack while watching netflix until you've done it with good gear.

[enjchanter]

You'd hold a zheart on your mage over just holding your epic ? Lol